Document 1835
 DOCN  M94A1835
 TI    Health care costs: implications for HIV prevention.
 DT    9412
 AU    Sergeant J; Murray R; Maderson L; Johnson-Laird L
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):440 (abstract no. PD0369). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94370740
 AB    OBJECTIVES: To review the annual health costs of treatment and care for
       patients with AIDS or patients with severe HIV disease (defined as HIV
       infected patients with CD4 count below 200 but no AIDS diagnosis). These
       average annual costs were compared with estimates from 1991 and changes
       in pattern of resource use assessed. RESULTS: Data will be presented to
       show trends in health expenditure on treatment and care set against
       trends in prevalent AIDS cases in England. Average annual cost per
       patient for AIDS and HIV severe disease will be presented as a range.
       Costs will be categorised as in-patient care, day patient care,
       out-patient care, drugs and home support. The pattern of resource use
       will be compared with the estimates for treatment and care expenditure
       in 1990/91. The potential impact of prevention activities will be
       discussed. Data will be presented comparing projected life years lost
       before the age of 65 from AIDS with other major causes of death.
       Estimated treatment and care costs will be combined with published
       studies of disease progression to estimate lifetime treatment and care
       costs of an HIV infected patient.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/ECONOMICS  England  *Health Care
       Costs  Human  HIV Infections/*ECONOMICS/PREVENTION & CONTROL  MEETING
       ABSTRACT

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