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Comparative costs and potential affordability of a multifaceted intervention to improve treatment outcomes among people with HIV who inject drugs in Russia: economic evaluation of the LINC‐II randomized controlled trial

The LINC‐II randomized controlled trial in St. Petersburg, Russia for HIV‐positive adults who inject drugs found that a multi‐component intervention including initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during admission to an… Click to show full abstract

The LINC‐II randomized controlled trial in St. Petersburg, Russia for HIV‐positive adults who inject drugs found that a multi‐component intervention including initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) during admission to an addiction hospital, strengths‐based case management and naltrexone significantly increased 12‐month HIV viral suppression and ART retention. We conducted a comparative cost analysis to determine if the 12‐month cost of the intervention is affordable within the current Russian health system.

Keywords: randomized controlled; inject drugs; intervention; linc randomized; controlled trial

Journal Title: Journal of the International AIDS Society
Year Published: 2024

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