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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet HIV. 2016 May 11;3(6):e275–e282. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3018(16)30009-1

Table 1. Key parameters used in model.

The parameters were based on the Home HTC study and other literature. For parameters with varying estimates, we chose values that best fit our data.

Model Parameter Value [Range] Reference
Duration of Disease
  By CD4 Count
    Acute 0·25 year [0·2, 0·25] Johnson et al.16
    >500 cells/µL 1·88 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    500 to 350 cells/µL 1·22 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    350 to 200 cells/µL 5·90 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    ≤200 cells/µL 1·96 years (95% CI: 3·0–4·3
years)
Badri et al.19
  By HIV Viral Load
    Acute 0·25 year Johnson et al.16
    <1,000 copies/mL 3·13 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    1,000–10,000 copies/mL 1·99 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    10,000–50,000 copies/mL 4·40 years Celum et al., Baeten et al.17,18
    >50,000 copies/mL 1·44 years Estimated
Costs
    Annual Home HTC with HIV-positive: $28·06 per person Smith et al.20
    Community Care Workers HIV-negative: $8·22 per person