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. 2017 Sep 5;12(9):e0184179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184179

Table 1. Clinical trial interventions and associated costs and effects considered in HIV transmission simulation model.

Uniform distributions were used for all costs and lognormal distribution for all effects in probabilistic analyses. Intervention costs were derived from India-specific sources.[35,4951] Cost in 2012 USD.

Intervention Risk pathway Effect RR
(95% CI)
Session Length (Hours) Cost (Range) RR Ref.
Alcohol: Brief individual counseling Alcohol use 0.68 (0.50–0.93) 1 $1.64 (0.5x-1.5x)  [27]
Alcohol: Long individual counseling Alcohol use 0.36 (0.15–0.82) 4 $6.56 (0.5x-1.5x)  [27]
Alcohol: Brief group counseling Alcohol use 0.62 (0.42–0.91) 5 $1.64 (0.5x-1.5x) [27]
Alcohol: Long group counseling Alcohol use 0.47 (0.25–0.86) 18 $5.90 (0.5x-1.5x) [27]
Sex risk: Brief individual counseling Condom use 0.97 (0.95–0.99) 1 $1.64 (0.5x-1.5x) [25]
STI prevalence 0.84 (0.73–0.96)
Sex risk: Long individual counseling Condom use 0.92 (0.85–0.98) 9 $14.76 (0.5x-1.5x) [25]
STI prevalence 0.64 (0.44–0.89)
Sex risk: Brief group counseling Condom use 0.97 (0.94–0.99) 5 $1.64 (0.5x-1.5x) [25]
STI prevalence 0.81 (0.68–0.95)
Sex risk: Long group counseling Condom use 0.94 (0.90–0.99) 18 $5.90 (0.5x-1.5x) [25]
STI prevalence 0.71 (0.54–0.92)
Sex risk: Community intervention Condom use 0.97 (0.94–0.99) ongoing $6.66 (0.5x-1.5x) [26]
STI prevalence 0.78 (0.59–1.0)
Depression: Brief individual counseling Depression 0.84 (0.43–1.0) 8 $13.12 (0.5x-1.5x) [28]
Depression: Long individual counseling Depression 0.62 (0.28–1.0) 22 $36.08 (0.5x-1.5x) [28]
Depression: Brief group counseling Depression 0.81 (0.65–0.97) 11 $3.61 (0.5x-1.5x)  [28]
Depression: Long group counseling Depression 0.71 (0.58–0.84) 22 $7.22 (0.5x-1.5x)  [28]
Adherence: Brief counseling ART Adherence 0.67 (0.53–0.84) 1 $6.56 (0.5x-1.5x)  [24]
Adherence: Weekly SMS ART Adherence 0.75 (0.58–0.96) 4 $2.46 (0.5x-1.5x) [24]