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Rapid Syphilis Testing Is Cost-Effective Even in Low-Prevalence Settings: The

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dc.contributor.author Mallma, Patricia
dc.contributor.author Garcia Funegra, Patricia Jannet
dc.contributor.author Cárcamo Cavagnaro, César Paul Eugenio
dc.contributor.author Torres-Rueda, Sergio
dc.contributor.author Peeling, Rosanna
dc.contributor.author Mabey, David
dc.contributor.author Terris-Prestholt, Fern
dc.date.accessioned 2019-02-06T14:45:55Z
dc.date.available 2019-02-06T14:45:55Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/5115
dc.description.abstract Studies have addressed cost-effectiveness of syphilis testing of pregnant women in high-prevalence settings. This study compares costs of rapid syphilis testing (RST) with laboratory-based rapid plasma reagin (RPR) tests in low-prevalence settings in Peru. The RST was introduced in a tertiary-level maternity hospital and in the Ventanilla Network of primary health centers, where syphilis prevalence is approximately 1%. The costs per woman tested and treated with RST at the hospital were $2.70 and $369 respectively compared with $3.60 and $740 for RPR. For the Ventanilla Network the costs per woman tested and treated with RST were $3.19 and $295 respectively compared with $5.55 and $1454 for RPR. The cost per DALY averted using RST was $46 vs. $109 for RPR. RST showed lower costs compared to the WHO standard costs per DALY ($64). Findings suggest syphilis screening with RST is cost-effective in low-prevalence settings. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Public Library of Science
dc.relation.ispartofseries PLoS ONE
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Abortion, Spontaneous en_US
dc.subject Cost-Benefit Analysis en_US
dc.subject Delivery, Obstetric en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Mothers en_US
dc.subject Peru/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Point-of-Care Testing/economics en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy en_US
dc.subject Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Prevalence en_US
dc.subject Syphilis/diagnosis/epidemiology en_US
dc.subject Time Factors en_US
dc.title Rapid Syphilis Testing Is Cost-Effective Even in Low-Prevalence Settings: The en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149568
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.02
dc.relation.issn 1932-6203


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