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. 2015 Dec 17;213(10):1523–1531. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiv523

Table 3.

Sensitivity Analysis Results

LA-PrEP Strategy Lifetime Risk of HIV Infection,a Infections/1000 High-Risk Women 5-y Averted HIV-Related Deaths, No./1000 High-risk Womenb
Discounted Per-Person Lifetime Cost,c $ PrEP Cost, % of Total Cost Discounted PrEP Cost per Lifetime HIV Infection Averted,c $ ICER, $/Life-Year Saved
Versus No PrEP Versus Std-PrEP Versus No PrEP Versus Std-PrEP
Base cased 510 16 1 5300 28 12 400 Cost savinge 150
Effectiveness, %
 65 530 15 0 5660 26 14 200 Cost saving 18 560
 85 490 17 2 4920 31 10 800 Cost saving Cost saving
 95 470 18 3 4530 34 9600 Cost saving Cost saving
HIV infection annual incidence until age 25 y, %
 2.5 490 8 0 4830 32 21 800 680 4790
 9.0 550 27 2 6000 24 8200 Cost saving Cost saving
PrEP through age
 19 y 600 8 0 5640 8 15 800 Cost saving 590
 35 y 430 16 1 5840 48 14 100 60 1770
 45 y 340 16 1 6240 60 13 000 280 2 490
Program cost, % of basecase
 50 ($9/mo) 510 16 1 4540 16 6200 Cost saving Cost saving
 150 ($28/mo) 510 16 1 6040 37 18 400 280 7870
Scenario
 Optimistic (85% efficacy, 50% cost, 9.0% incidence) 520 29 4 4620 16 3600 Cost saving Cost saving
 Pessimistic (65% efficacy, 150% cost, 2.5% incidence) 500 8 0 5780 39 37 500 2420 165 360

Abbreviations: HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; ICER, incremental cost-effectiveness ratio; LA-PrEP, long-acting preexposure prophylaxis; PrEP, preexposure prophylaxis; Std-PrEP, standard preexposure prophylaxis.

a Lifetime HIV infection risk was projected from the cohort starting mean age of 18 years.

b Averted deaths were rounded down to the nearest integer.

c Costs were measured in 2014 $.

d The base case used LA-PrEP with an effectiveness of 75% in a population of women with 5.0% annual HIV infection incidence at a monthly cost of $18.60. PrEP was provided through age 25 y.

e PrEP was more effective and less expensive than the comparator strategy.