Table 3.
Cost–utility analysis results: base case
| A2C grantees | AIDS Action Committee | AIDS Foundation Chicago | Amida Care | Christie’s Place | The Damien Center | St. Louis Effort for AIDS | Medical Advocacy and Outreach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | |||||||
| Estimated cost for all participants for 1 year of program exposure (societal perspective, $) | 828,069 | 684,363 | 1,162,468 | 716,127 | 442,035 | 339,155 | 399,956 |
| T | |||||||
| Treatment cost of one HIV infection from the literature (2013 dollars, $) | 350,509 | 350,509 | 350,509 | 350,509 | 350,509 | 350,509 | 350,509 |
| A | |||||||
| Estimated number of person-years of viral suppression (A1) | 33 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 37 | 96 | 18 |
| Estimated number of HIV infections averted (A2) | 1.54 | 1.91 | 1.84 | 0.64 | 1.74 | 4.54 | 0.87 |
| Q * A | |||||||
| QALYs saved through improved individual health (Q1 = A1 * 0.039) | 1.27 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 0.53 | 1.43 | 3.74 | 0.72 |
| QALYs saved through averted HIV infections (Q2 = A2 * 5.83) | 9.00 | 11.14 | 10.71 | 3.73 | 10.14 | 26.46 | 5.09 |
| Total QALYs saved (Q1 + Q2) | 10.27 | 12.72 | 12.23 | 4.26 | 11.57 | 30.20 | 5.81 |
| Cost–utility ratio [R = (C − AT)/AQ] ($) | 27,906.99 | 1127.70 | 42,427.91 | 115,467.92 | (14,470.95) | (41,439.51) | 16,181.94 |
| Interpretation of cost– utility ratio | Cost-effective | Cost-effective | Cost-effective | Cost-effective | Cost-saving | Cost-saving | Cost-effective |