Title: 10 best resources in ... cost analysis for HIV / AIDS programmes in low and middle income countries.

POPLINE Document Number: 194592

Author(s):

Guinness L
Levine R
Weaver M

Source citation:

Health Policy and Planning, 2004 Jul;19(4):242-245.

Abstract:

Cost analysis is a powerful tool; programmes can use the data to develop realistic budgets, calculate the most efficient use of resources, and understand the demands of scale-up or replication. To provide programme managers and decision makers with a guide to costing in HIV/AIDS, we review the best resources in this area. A cost analysis identifies all inputs or resources that a programme uses and their costs. A cost-effectiveness analysis goes one step further, measuring the impact a programme has on the HIV/AIDS epidemic relative to its cost. Programme planners can use these findings to make informed decisions about how and where to channel resources. For detailed information on costing methodology, we recommend Costing guidelines for HIV prevention strategies and for templates to help guide data collection, we refer you to online worksheets on the UNAIDS website. Only a handful of published HIV/AIDS cost studies exist outside of sub-Saharan Africa, and even within sub-Saharan Africa, there are few studies relative to the many existing interventions. In line with much of the literature, we have classified the evidence according to the level of impact of the costs: (1) provider, (2) patient, and (3) national or international. The best place to keep track of such studies is at the website of the International AIDS Economics Network. (excerpt)

Keywords:

Developing Countries
Critique
Evaluation
HIV Positive Persons
Cost Benefit Analysis
HIV Prevention
AIDS Prevention
Cost Effectiveness
Antiretroviral Therapy
Mother-to-Child Transmission
Macroeconomic Factors
HIV Infections
Viral Diseases
Diseases
Quantitative Evaluation
AIDS
Evaluation Indexes
HIV
Economic Factors