Economic evaluation of 3-drug antiretroviral regimens for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Thailand

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2015, Pages NP866-NP876

  Werayingyong, Pitsaphun ^a   Phanuphak, Nittaya ^b   Chokephaibulkit, Kulkunya ^c   Tantivess, Sripen ^a   Kullert, Nareeluk ^a   Tosanguan, Kakanang ^a   Butchon, Rukmanee ^a   Voramongkol, Nipunporn ^a   Boonsuk, Sarawut ^d   Pilasant, Songyot ^a   Kulpeng, Wantanee ^a   Teerawattananon, Y ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d Benjalak Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

ARV; HIV; mother to child transmission; PMTCT; vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMBINATION DRUG THERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL; THAILAND; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BENZOXAZINES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LAMIVUDINE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; MOTHERS; NEVIRAPINE; PREGNANCY; THAILAND; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 84926366234     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: 19412479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539513489134     Document Type: Article

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