Accurate costing is key for programme planning and policy implementation. Since 2011, there have been major changes in eligibility criteria and treatment regimens with price reductions in ART drugs, programmatic changes resulting in clinical task‐shifting and decentralization of ART delivery to peripheral health centres making existing evidence on ART care costs in Zambia out‐of‐date. As decision makers consider further changes in ART service delivery, it is important to understand the current drivers of costs for ART care. This study provides updates on costs of ART services for HIV‐positive patients in Zambia.

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重新定义和重新审视赞比亚常规 ART 护理的成本估算：对十家诊所的分析


准确的成本核算是计划规划和政策实施的关键。自 2011 年以来，随着 ART 药物价格的下降，资格标准和治疗方案发生了重大变化，方案变化导致临床任务转移以及 ART 交付分散到外围卫生中心，这使得赞比亚 ART 护理成本的现有证据不再适用。 -日期。当决策者考虑进一步改变 ART 服务提供时，了解当前 ART 护理成本的驱动因素非常重要。这项研究提供了赞比亚 HIV 阳性患者接受 ART 服务的最新费用。