A Swedish cost-effectiveness analysis of community-based Chlamydia trachomatis PCR testing of postal urine specimens obtained at home.
Scand J Public Health
; 32(5): 324-32, 2004.
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| ID: mdl-15513664
ABSTRACT
AIMS:
A study was undertaken to assess the cost-effectiveness of identifying and treating asymptomatic carriers of Chlamydia trachomatis when using community-based testing of urine specimens obtained at home and mailed to a central laboratory.METHODS:
A total of 100 males and 100 females aged 20-24 living in Umeå were randomly sampled from the population registry. A societal cost-effective analysis was carried out, based on screening and medical care costs in Sweden.RESULTS:
With a participation rate of 55% (45% males and 65% females), the female screening became cost-saving as the C. trachomatis prevalence exceeded 5.1%, and the male screening became cost-saving with over 12.3% prevalence.CONCLUSION:
Postal screening for C. trachomatis in an asymptomatic young population can be cost-effective only at prevalences higher than at present.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por Chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Serviços de Saúde Comunitária
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Health_economic_evaluation
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article