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- Title
Cost Analysis and Performance Assessment of Partner Services for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, New York State, 2014.
- Authors
Johnson, Britney L.; Tesoriero, James; Feng, Wenhui; Qian, Feng; Martin, Erika G.
- Abstract
<bold>Objective: </bold>To estimate the programmatic costs of partner services for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infection.<bold>Study Setting: </bold>New York State and local health departments conducting partner services activities in 2014.<bold>Study Design: </bold>A cost analysis estimated, from the state perspective, total program costs and cost per case assignment, patient interview, partner notification, and disease-specific key performance indicator.<bold>Data Collection: </bold>Data came from contracts, a time study of staff effort, and statewide surveillance systems.<bold>Principal Findings: </bold>Disease-specific costs per case assignment (mean: $580; range: $502-$1,111), patient interview ($703; $608-$1,609), partner notification ($1,169; $950-$1,936), and key performance indicator ($2,697; $1,666-$20,255) varied across diseases. Most costs (79 percent) were devoted to gonorrhea and chlamydial infection investigations.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Cost analysis complements cost-effectiveness analysis in evaluating program performance and guiding improvements.
- Subjects
NEW York (State); HIV infections; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases; MEDICAL care costs; CHLAMYDIA infections; PUBLIC health; HEALTH programs; CHLAMYDIA infection prevention; GONORRHEA prevention; HIV prevention; PREVENTION of sexually transmitted diseases; SYPHILIS prevention; CONTACT tracing; GONORRHEA; SYPHILIS; COST analysis; EVALUATION of human services programs; SEXUAL partners; STATISTICAL models; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Health Services Research, 2017, Vol 52, p2331
- ISSN
0017-9124
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/1475-6773.12748