Table 2.
The 1-year cost-effectiveness analysis of a mobile phone–based digital intervention among 10,000 men who have sex with men.
| Parameters | Value | Data source | |||
| Intervention costs (US $) | |||||
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Recruiting advertisement fees | 1562.50 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Condoms and lubricant | 28,125.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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HIV self-test kits and supporting supplies | 37,500.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Postage fees | 37,500.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Human capital costs | 16,875.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Communication fees and electricity charges | 1875.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Computers | 1250.00 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Online survey system | 87.50 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Office supplies (eg, paper and pens) | 62.50 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Annual cost | 124,837.50 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
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Cost of offering intervention to 1 MSMa | 12.48 | Estimates from clinical trial data | ||
| Intervention effect | |||||
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HIV infections averted, n | 48 | Calculated | ||
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QALYsb saved by the intervention, n | 480 | Calculated | ||
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Medical costs saved by the intervention (US $) | 980,529.61 | Calculated | ||
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CERc | 260.20 | Calculated | ||
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Cost associated with 1 QALY saved (US $) | 260.20 | Calculated | ||
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CURd | <0 | Calculated | ||
aMSM: men who have sex with men.
bQALY: quality-adjusted life-year.
cCER: cost-effectiveness ratio.
dCUR: cost-utility ratio.