Incremental Cost of Pre- and Post-exposure Prophylaxis Service Provision via an Online Pharmacy in Kenya
Costs of online PrEP/PEP provision is likely higher than clinic-based PrEP. Implementing cost sharing models including charging clients for HIV testing and optimizing courier delivery routes can increase program efficiencies. Our cost estimates can inform economic evaluations of online PrEP/PEP delivery.
Authors
- Monisha Sharma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7599-1561)
- Paulami Naik
- Kenneth Ngure (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8062-0933)
- Michalina A. Montaño (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2872-1929)
- Melissa Latigo Mugambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8875-5528)
- Nicholas Thuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3288-2533)
- Katrina F. Ortblad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5675-8836)
- Maeve Rafferty
- Catherine Kiptinness (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-0196)
- Andy Stergachis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0057-6627)
- Yilin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0040-3881)
Institutions
- Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa (ZA)
- University of Washington (US)
- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
- Partners for Health and Development in Africa (KE)
- Behavioral Tech Research, Inc. (US)
- K-Rep Development Agency (Kenya) (KE)
- Seattle University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
- Published
- 2025-04-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/qai.0000000000003680
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00