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Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical
versão On-line ISSN 1561-3054
Resumo
SUAREZ-ALFARO, Harold. Antiretroviral therapy schemes and their cost for the health system in Colombia. Rev Cubana Med Trop [online]. 2021, vol.73, n.2 Epub 01-Ago-2021. ISSN 1561-3054.
Introduction:
Human immunodeficiency virus infection is a pandemic with a health, social and economic impact. Antiretroviral therapy is the only effective alternative to treat patients. Supply of such a therapy poses a great economic burden to health systems in low-income countries.
Objective:
Describe the antiretroviral therapy schemes formulated and their economic impact on the Colombian health system.
Methods:
A descriptive cross-sectional study and secondary source review were conducted. The study sample was 446 adult patients of both sexes with a confirmed diagnosis who attended control sessions in a specialized clinic in the city of Villavicencio, Colombia, in the year 2018. The variables analyzed were demographic characteristics, laboratory results, antiretroviral therapy formulated and cost of each scheme.
Results:
The population studied was mostly male, with a mean age of 35.8 years. 56% of the patients were under appropriate virological control. Fifteen different antiretroviral therapy schemes were found. The economic cost of each scheme ranged between 74 dollars / month and 467 dollars / month.
Conclusions:
The antiretroviral therapy formulation complies with the recommendations contained in the Colombian guide. However, it does not achieve optimal virological control and poses a high economic cost to the Colombian health care system.
Palavras-chave : infection; HIV; costs; antiretroviral therapy.