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Assessing the efficiency of mother-to-child HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries using data envelopment analysis

dc.contributor.authorSantos, Sérgio Pereira dos
dc.contributor.authorAmado, Carla
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Mauro
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-20T14:22:57Z
dc.date.available2014-03-20T14:22:57Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractAIDS is one of the most significant health care problems worldwide. Due to the difficulty and costs involved in treating HIV, preventing infection is of paramount importance in controlling the AIDS epidemic. The main purpose of this paper is to explore the potential of using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to establish international comparisons on the efficiency of implementation of HIV prevention programmes. To do this we use data from 52 low- and middle-income countries regarding the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Our results indicate that there is a remarkable variation in the efficiency of prevention services across nations, suggesting that a better use of resources could lead to more and improved services, and ultimately, prevent the infection of thousands of children. These results also demonstrate the potential strategic role of DEA for the efficient and effective planning of scarce resources to fight the epidemic.por
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10729-012-9196-9
dc.identifier.issn1386-9620
dc.identifier.otherAUT: SSA00141; CAM00958;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3686
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10729-012-9196-9por
dc.subjectHIV preventionpor
dc.subjectDEApor
dc.subjectMother-to-child HIV transmissionpor
dc.titleAssessing the efficiency of mother-to-child HIV prevention in low- and middle-income countries using data envelopment analysispor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage222por
oaire.citation.startPage206por
oaire.citation.titleHealth Care Management Sciencepor
oaire.citation.volume15por
person.familyNamePereira dos Santos
person.familyNameAmado
person.givenNameSérgio
person.givenNameCarla
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