Randomized evaluation and cost-effectiveness of HIV and sexual and reproductive health service referral and linkage models in Zambia

Table 2 Model parameter assumptions used for estimation of Disability Adjusted Life Years

Parameter	Assumption		Source
Discount rate		0.03	WHO recommendation
HIV incidence in Zambian pop.	Male	Female	UNAIDS Zambia 2014 [43]
15–24	0.45 %	0.98 %
25–29	0.01 %	0.05 %
30–34	0.00 %	0.00 %
35–39	0.00 %	0.01 %
40+	0.00 %	0.01 %
HIV mortality (no ART)		0.0214	Lozano 2012 [44]
Incidence reduction from HTC
Discordant couple		74.00 %	Allen 2014 [45]
M-F couple		91.00 %	Allen 2014 [45]
Mortality reduction from ART		11.40 %	UNAIDS Zambia 2014 [43]
ART coverage		90.00 %	UNAIDS Zambia 2014 [43]
Prevalence reduction from VMMC			UNAIDS Zambia 2014 [43]
15–24		1.10 %
25–29		−7.00 %
30–34		2.30 %
35–39		13.70 %
40+		22.90 %
Cervical cancer incidence		0.09	Sankaranarayanan 2006 [46]
Cervical cancer mortality		0.04	Sankaranarayanan 2006 [46]
Mortality reduction from CCS		81.00 %	Mandelblatt 2002 [47]

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