Longitudinal analysis of technical efficiency of voluntary counseling and testing of HIV in China
- VernacularTitle:艾滋病项目自愿咨询检测的技术效率分析
- Author:
Gang CHENG
;
Zhenhua QIAN
;
Jun HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HIV;
Voluntary counseling and testing;
Costs
- From:
Journal of Peking University(Health Sciences)
2004;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To longitudinally analyze the unit costs and technical efficiency of human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) voluntary counseling and testing in China.Methods:Unit costs were calcula-ted by the province and period using longitudinal data from 7 provinces covered by Global Fund China AIDS Program Round 3,and then technical efficiency and Malmquist indices were measured with an approach to data envelopment analysis.Results:The unit costs for HIV voluntary counseling and testing changed dramatically over a 3+-year period,decreasing from $165.97(mean) to $53.41,with an accumulative unit cost of $67.19,and its technical efficiency was averaging between 0.44 and 0.63.Conclusion:The time series of unit costs for HIV voluntary counseling and testing formed a U-shape curve with an inflection point before which unit costs dramatically dropped and another inflection point beyond which unit costs went up.These findings can inform program managers of the changing unit costs when extending or expanding HIV prevention efforts.
