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dc.contributor.authorMalhan, Simtem
dc.contributor.authorZengin, Tuba Elbir
dc.contributor.authorYenilmez, Fatma Betul
dc.contributor.authorDalgic, Canan
dc.contributor.authorCerci, Pamir
dc.contributor.authorOksuz, Ergun
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Serhat
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-18T06:53:17Z
dc.date.available2019-06-18T06:53:17Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1721-6915
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.seedmedicalpublishers.com/index.php/FE/article/view/1219
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/3581
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the causative agent of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), is a major global health problem. Patients with HIV can live normal lives with today's new treatment options. As the treatment is generally successful, the life expectancy of patients infected with HIV is rising. As a result, the economic burden of HIV treatment on health systems is set to increase. According to the Ministry of Health, there were more than 6000 HIV-positive patients in Turkey in 2013. The aim of this study was to determine the direct costs of HIV treatment in Turkey. METHOD: A retrospective data analysis was performed from the reimbursement agency perspective. Data for 252 patients at a university hospital in Ankara from 2001 to 2012 were used for the analysis. The average costs of treatment per HIV patient and the average costs per HIV patient, depending on the state of the patient's health, were calculated. The latter was determined according to the number of CD4 cells/ml, as defined by the CDC's classification system for HIV infection. The cost of treatment was calculated based on published reimbursement prices in 2013, per patient per year. RESULTS: The CD4 values of 25.3%, 29%, and 45.7% of the 252 patients were < 100 cells/mm(3), 100-300 cells/mm(3), and > 300 cells/mm(3), respectively. The treatment costs per patient per year for 2013 for those with CD4 values of < 100 cells/ mm(3), 100-300 cells/mm(3), and > 300+ cells/mm(3) were $ 5,637.04, $ 2,211.54, and $ 2,182.35, respectively. The weighted average of the treatment cost per patient was $ 3,344.64 for 2013. CONCLUSION: This analysis is unique to Turkey and calculates the cost only of HIV treatment in Turkey. Lower CD4 values are associated with higher treatment costs. Appropriate HIV treatment is crucial for controlling CD4 values and lowering the treatment costs of HIV patients. These findings need to be considered by policy makers who may need to focus on HIV.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.7175/fe.v17i1.1219en_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectHIV/AIDSen_US
dc.subjectCost of treatmenten_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleAnalysis of the treatment costs of HIV/AIDS in Turkeyen_US
dc.typearticleen_US
dc.relation.journalFARMECONOMIA-HEALTH ECONOMICS AND THERAPEUTIC PATHWAYSen_US
dc.identifier.volume17en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage13en_US
dc.identifier.endpage17en_US
dc.identifier.wos000398302400003en_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0002-5723-5965en_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDK-8238-2012en_US


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