HIV/AIDS Prevention

Study data from Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation update knowledge of HIV/AIDS prevention

Published in AIDS Weekly, April 2nd, 2007

Current study results from the report, "Cost-effectiveness of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis among persons with HIV in Uganda," have been published. "Daily prophylaxis with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (cotrimoxazole) by persons with HIV reduces morbidity and mortality and is recommended by Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS and World Health Organization (WHO), but there are limited published cost-effectiveness data for this intervention. We assessed the cost-effectiveness of cotrimoxazole prophylaxis for persons living with HIV in rural Uganda," scientists in the United States report.

"We modeled the cost-effectiveness of daily cotrimoxazole prophylaxis based on...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-04-02)

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