Consequences of restricted STI testing for young heterosexuals in the Netherlands on test costs and QALY losses

Anita W.M. Suijkerbuijk, Eelco A.B. Over, Fleur van Aar, Hannelore M. Götz, Birgit H.B. van Benthem and Anna K. Lugnér

Health Policy, 2018, vol. 122, issue 2, 198-203

Abstract: Due to rising costs caused by increasing demand for sexually transmitted infection (STI) care, the Dutch government changed the funding of STI clinics. In 2015, a more restrictive testing policy was introduced with syphilis and HIV tests only on indication for younger, heterosexual clients. We evaluated intended savings and missed syphilis and/or HIV infections and explored efficiency of possible test policies.

Keywords: HIV; Syphilis; STI testing; Policy; Health services research; Costs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2017.12.001

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