Ebook: Handbook of Economic Evaluation of HIV Prevention Programs
- Tags: Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Epidemiology
- Series: AIDS Prevention and Mental Health
- Year: 1998
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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If resources for HIV prevention efforts were truly unlimited, then this book would be en tirely unnecessary. In a world with limitless support for HIV prevention activities, one would simply implement all effective (or potentially effective) programs without regard to expense. We would do everything useful to prevent the further spread of the virus that has already claimed hundreds of thousands of lives in the United States and millions of lives worldwide. Unfortunately, funding for HIV prevention programs is limited. Even though the amount of available funding may seem quite large (especially in the United States), it is still fixed and not sufficient to meet all needs for such programs. This was very well illustrated in the summer of 1997 when over 500 community-based organizations applied for a combined total of $18 million of HIV prevention funding from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Less than one-fifth ofthese organizations received support via this funding mechanism. Hence, although $18 million may seem like a large amount of money at first blush, it is not enough to meet all of the prevention needs that could be addressed by these community-based organizations.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
An Overview of Economic Evaluation Methodologies and Selected Issues in Methods Standardization....Pages 1-12
The Bernoulli-Process Model of HIV Transmission....Pages 13-32
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Interventions....Pages 33-43
Economic Evaluation of Primary HIV Prevention in Injection Drug Users....Pages 45-62
Economic Evaluation of HIV Counseling and Testing Programs....Pages 63-79
Economic Evaluation of HIV Screening Interventions....Pages 81-101
Changing Public Policy to Prevent HIV Transmission....Pages 103-117
The Cost-Effectiveness of Small Group and Community-Level Interventions....Pages 119-126
The Cost-Effectiveness of the Components of a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Program....Pages 127-134
Resource Allocation and the Funding of HIV Prevention....Pages 135-152
Economic Evaluation and HIV Prevention Decision Making....Pages 153-162
Adapting Cost Analytic Techniques to Local HIV Prevention Programs....Pages 163-175
Economic Evaluation and HIV Prevention Community Planning....Pages 177-193
Threshold Analysis of AIDS Outreach and Intervention....Pages 195-209
A Few Reflections on the Practicality of Economic Evaluation Methods and Conclusions....Pages 211-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-281
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
An Overview of Economic Evaluation Methodologies and Selected Issues in Methods Standardization....Pages 1-12
The Bernoulli-Process Model of HIV Transmission....Pages 13-32
Assessing the Cost-Effectiveness of HIV Prevention Interventions....Pages 33-43
Economic Evaluation of Primary HIV Prevention in Injection Drug Users....Pages 45-62
Economic Evaluation of HIV Counseling and Testing Programs....Pages 63-79
Economic Evaluation of HIV Screening Interventions....Pages 81-101
Changing Public Policy to Prevent HIV Transmission....Pages 103-117
The Cost-Effectiveness of Small Group and Community-Level Interventions....Pages 119-126
The Cost-Effectiveness of the Components of a Comprehensive HIV Prevention Program....Pages 127-134
Resource Allocation and the Funding of HIV Prevention....Pages 135-152
Economic Evaluation and HIV Prevention Decision Making....Pages 153-162
Adapting Cost Analytic Techniques to Local HIV Prevention Programs....Pages 163-175
Economic Evaluation and HIV Prevention Community Planning....Pages 177-193
Threshold Analysis of AIDS Outreach and Intervention....Pages 195-209
A Few Reflections on the Practicality of Economic Evaluation Methods and Conclusions....Pages 211-215
Back Matter....Pages 217-281
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