Name | Description | Plausible range | Source |
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1st_‌line_‌drug_‌cost | Annual cost of 1st line antiretroviral drugs, per person | 118–137 USD | |
2nd_‌line_‌drug_‌cost | Annual cost of 2nd line antiretroviral drugs, per person | 151–330 USD | |
preART_‌program_‌cost | Annual pre-ART program costs, per person | 79–316 USD | Menzies et al. (2011) [33] |
early_‌ART_‌program_‌cost | Annual program costs of providing ART for 1st six months, per person | 112–449 USD | Menzies et al. (2011) [33] |
reduced_‌cost_‌established_‌ART | Reduction in program costs after 6 continuous months on an ART regimen | 0.7–1 | Menzies et al. (2011) [33] |
HIV_‌test_‌cost | Cost per HIV test | 5.51–7.05 USD | |
CD4_‌test_‌cost | Cost per CD4 test | 5.18–17.48 USD | |
clinic_‌visit_‌cost | Average cost per clinic visit (due to HIV-related morbidity) | 2.49–9.94 USD | Pitter et al. (2007) [38] |
hospital_‌night_‌cost | Average cost of a night’s stay in hospital | 3.95–15.80 USD | Pitter et al. (2007) [38] |
nights_‌per_‌hospital_‌visit | Average duration of an inpatient hospital stay, in nights | 3–7 | Pitter et al. (2007) [38] |
‌hospital_‌nights_‌parameter | Determines the relationship between CD4 count and the rate of inpatient hospital stays per year for HIV+ people not receiving ART or pre-ART care (see Additional files 1 and 2 for details) | −147.9 - -79.4 | Mermin et al. (2008) [39] |
reduced_‌hospital_‌pre-ART_‌care | Reduction in inpatient hospital visits for HIV+ people receiving pre-ART care | 0.48–0.98 | Mermin et al. (2008) [39] |
reduced_‌clinic_‌pre-ART_‌care | Reduction in clinic visits for HIV+ people receiving pre-ART care | 0.73–0.995 | Mermin et al. (2008) [39] |
reduced_‌hospital_‌ART | Increased reduction in inpatient hospital visits for HIV+ people on ART compared to people receiving pre-ART care | 0.32–0.78 | Mermin et al. (2008) [39] |
clinic_‌hospital_‌visit_‌ratio | Ratio of clinic visits to inpatient hospital stays | 2–5 | Mermin et al. (2004) [40] |
additional_HIV_test_increased_cost | Increased cost of HIV tests conducted as part of an intervention (relative to baseline cost) | −0.5 - 0.5 | Menzies et al. (2009) [41] and Tumwesigye et al. (2010) [42] |
improved_linkage_to_care_cost | Increase in cost per positive HIV test associated with interventions to improve linkage to care. | 0–20 USD | Expert knowledge |
reduced_ART_drop_out_cost | Increase in ART program costs per person per year to improve retention | 0–50 USD | |
increase_ART_restart_cost | Cost of increasing ART restart rates per dropout per year | 0–50 USD | |
reduced_preART_drop_out_cost | Increase in pre-ART program costs per person per year to improve pre-ART care | 0–50 USD |