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MOVIDA 2

Cost-effectiveness of HIV viral-load monitoring using dried blood spots

Project overview

An economic evaluation of HIV viral-load monitoring strategies adapted to decentralized care in Vietnam.

Objective

Compare the cost-effectiveness of routine HIV viral-load monitoring strategies in decentralized settings, including plasma, dried blood spots and point-of-care approaches.

Study design

Cost-collection study and mathematical modelling analysis using MOVIDA-2 data.

Consortium

Project leadership and partner institutions

Principal investigators

  • Thang Hong PhamNIHE
  • Yoann MadecInstitut Pasteur Paris

Partner institutions

  • NIHE
  • Institut Pasteur Paris

Scientific production

Publications and communications

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  1. Nguyen LBL, Soumah AA, Hoang VT, et al. Performances of dried blood spots and point-of-care devices to identify virological failure in HIV-infected patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2023;37(2):66–83. doi: 10.1089/apc.2022.0135.

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  2. Lefrancois LH, Nguyen BT, Pham TTP, Le NTH, Dao HTT, Tran TH, Ngo KP, Tong HT, Phan HTT, Ait-Ahmed M, et al. Assessment of HIV viral load monitoring in remote settings in Vietnam—comparing people who inject drugs to other patients. PLOS ONE. 2023;18(2):e0281857. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281857.

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