Table 1.

Markov model parameters of HIV/AIDS for ART

Parameter	Value
Initial distribution of HIV/AIDS (%)
HIV state	100.0%
AIDS state	0.0%
Transition probabilities per year (%)
HIV state > AIDS state [mean (min–max)]	11.3 (9.1–13.2)a [19, 20]
HIV state > Death [mean (min–max)]	3.0 (0.5–3.7)a [19–22]
AIDS state > Death [mean]	22.9b [23]
Costs of ART (USD/person-year)
HIV state [mean (min–max)]	967.9 (533.0–1254.7) [24]
AIDS state [mean (min–max)]	3036.1 (2749.2–3323.0) [25, 26]
Discount [mean (min—max)]	3% (0–10%)

HIV/AIDS human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome, ART antiretroviral therapy

^aTransformed by the mortality rate per 100 people

^bAverage value over years