A Cost and Cost-Threshold Analysis of Implementation of an Evidence-Based Intervention for HIV-Serodiscordant Couples

AIDS Behav. 2019 Sep;23(9):2486-2489. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02558-w.

Abstract

To address gaps in the cost literature by estimating the cost of delivering an evidence-based HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-serodiscordant, heterosexual, African American couples (Eban II) and calculating the cost-effective thresholds at three participating sites. The cost, cost-saving, and cost-effectiveness thresholds for Eban II were calculated using standard methods. The analytic time period was from July 1 to September 31, 2014. Total costs for 3 months of program implementation were from $13,747 to $25,937, with societal costs ranging from $5632 to $17,008 and program costs ranging from $8115 to $14,122. The costs per participant were from $1621 to $2160; the cost per session (per participant) ranged from $147 to $196. Sites had achievable cost-saving thresholds, which were all less than one for the 3-month costing timeframe.

Keywords: Cost–threshold analysis; HIV prevention intervention; Serodiscordant couples.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black or African American*
  • Condoms / statistics & numerical data
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / economics*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / economics
  • HIV Infections / ethnology
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Seronegativity*
  • Heterosexuality
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Program Evaluation* / economics
  • Risk Reduction Behavior*
  • Safe Sex / ethnology
  • Safe Sex / statistics & numerical data
  • Sexual Partners*