Can increasing awareness of HIV seropositivity reduce infections by 50% in the United States?

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to examine the national epidemiologic consequences over a multiyear time horizon of increasing serostatus awareness at various levels or the important question of how far increasing awareness could lead toward achieving U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC's) goal of a 50% reduction in incident infections. The scenario analyses indicate that the provision of HIV counseling and testing to increase the awareness of HIV seropositivity might substantially reduce new HIV infections perhaps by nearly one third if a target level of 95% awareness is achieved.

United States, Health aspects, Usage, Serodiagnosis, Serologic tests, Epidemiologic methods

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Cost and cost-effectiveness of increasing access to sterile syringes and needles as an HIV prevention intervention in the United States

Article Abstract:

The cost of providing sterile hypodermic syringes and needles to injection drug users (IDU's) may seem high on first glance, but in fact would bring a large savings in health care expenses. A program which provided half of the syringes and needles needed to have single use injections would cost $34,278 for each case of HIV infection it prevented, an amount significantly lower than the cost of medical care for an HIV patient. Programs which increase IDU's access to sterile needles save society money.

Safety and security measures, Economic aspects, HIV patients, Syringes

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Economic evaluation of HIV risk reduction intervention in African-American male adolescents

Article Abstract:

An intervention that combines HIV risk reduction education with cognitive and behavioral skills building activities for African-American teenagers could be cost-effective if limited to sexually active teens in areas where HIV infection is relatively common.

Evaluation, Education, Teenagers, Youth, HIV infection in children, Pediatric HIV infections, Health counseling

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