Open AccessCost-effectiveness of childbirth strategies for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV among mothers receiving nevirapine in India
Author(s) -
Kanchan Mukherjee
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.62550
Subject(s) - nevirapine , caesarian section , medicine , childbirth , vaginal delivery , obstetrics , context (archaeology) , transmission (telecommunications) , cost effectiveness , gynecology , pregnancy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , viral load , antiretroviral therapy , paleontology , biology , electrical engineering , genetics , engineering , risk analysis (engineering)
Mother-to-child transmission of HIV is an important mode of spread of HIV in India. With strategies like caesarian section and nevirapine therapy, this spread has been reduced. However, they have costs attached. In this context, this paper attempts to compare the cost-effectiveness of alternative childbirth strategies among HIV-positive mothers receiving nevirapine.