Evaluating the impact and cost-effectiveness of chlamydia management strategies in Hong Kong: A modeling study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To illustrate the epidemiologic and cost-effectiveness impact of shifting the focus from population-based screening toward a targeted management approach for genital chlamydia infection.

Design

Modeling study, implementing an individual-based, stochastic, dynamic network model.

Setting

Hong Kong.

Population

A hypothetical sample network of 10,000 people with a partnership distribution based on Hong Kong's sexually active population of reproductive age (age 18-49 years).

Interventions

In this study, we present several scenarios with different implementations of universal vs. targeted screening (based on partner numbers). We also explored the impact of (1) screening only, (2) screening plus expedited partner therapy, and (3) screening plus partn

SUBMITTER: Montes-Olivas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9363901 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature