Cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in preventing HIV-1 infections in rural Zambia : a modeling study

• Main Authors: Nichols, Brooke E., Thuma, Phil E., Nouwen, Jan L., Boucher, Charles A. B., van Dijk, Janneke H., Baltussen, Rob, Van de Wijgert, Janneke, Sloot, Peter M. A., van de Vijver, David A. M. C.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Life and medical sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/96295; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9867
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with tenofovir and emtricitabine effectively prevents new HIV infections. The optimal scenario for implementing PrEP where most infections are averted at the lowest cost is unknown. We determined the impact of different PrEP strategies on averting new infections, prev...