Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSkordis, Jolene
dc.contributor.authorNattrass, Nicoli
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-05T14:51:39Z
dc.date.available2016-07-05T14:51:39Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.date.updated2016-06-20T12:25:52Z
dc.description.abstractIt is estimated that each HIV-positive child in South Africa costs the government more in terms of health and welfare expenses than it does to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV through the use of antiretroviral regimens (where the mother continues to breast-feed). Programmes to reduce MTCT of HIV/AIDS are, thus, clearly affordable. Using Nevirapine (according to the HIVNET 012 Protocol) saves fewer lives, but is more cost-effective than using Zidovudine (CDC 2 weeks regime).en_ZA
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6296(01)00133-3
dc.identifier.apacitationSkordis, J., & Nattrass, N. (2002). Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. <i>Journal of Health Economics</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20217en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSkordis, Jolene, and Nicoli Nattrass "Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa." <i>Journal of Health Economics</i> (2002) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20217en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSkordis, J., & Nattrass, N. (2002). Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. Journal of Health Economics, 21(3), 405-421.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0167-6296en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Skordis, Jolene AU - Nattrass, Nicoli AB - It is estimated that each HIV-positive child in South Africa costs the government more in terms of health and welfare expenses than it does to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV through the use of antiretroviral regimens (where the mother continues to breast-feed). Programmes to reduce MTCT of HIV/AIDS are, thus, clearly affordable. Using Nevirapine (according to the HIVNET 012 Protocol) saves fewer lives, but is more cost-effective than using Zidovudine (CDC 2 weeks regime). DA - 2002 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Journal of Health Economics LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2002 SM - 0167-6296 T1 - Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa TI - Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20217 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20217
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSkordis J, Nattrass N. Paying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africa. Journal of Health Economics. 2002; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20217.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherElsevieren_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCentre for Social Science Research(CSSR)en_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)*
dc.sourceJournal of Health Economicsen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-health-economics/
dc.subject.otherMother-to-child transmission (MTCT)
dc.subject.otherHIV
dc.subject.otherAIDS
dc.titlePaying to waste lives: the affordability of reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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