Central American Certificate Course:
HIV Monitoring and Evaluation for HIV/AIDS Policy and Program Management
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Economic Evaluation and Evidence
Based Prioritization
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Identify the correct definition of economic
evaluation of health interventions…..
1. Choosing the best intervention using the
criterion of minimal costs.
2. Comparing two or more health interventions
based on their costs and consequences.
3. Selecting the best intervention for its capacity
to produce better health outcomes.
4. Measuring
performance
of
health
interventions on a regular basis and controlled
manner.
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In cost effectiveness analysis, results are
presented in natural units of health
outcome. Which one of the following
examples does not correspond to CEA? ….
1.
2.
3.
4.
Cost per year of life gained
Cost per new infection averted
Cost per gross of condoms distributed
Cost per client achieving viral supression
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Cost benefit analysis assess interventions’
costs and benefits in the margin. What does
that means?...
1. There are more important criteria to choose optimal
interventions than mere costs and benefits
2. Costs need to be subtracted from revenues in order
to accurately account for benefits
3. Resources should be allocated considering what
would benefit the poor and underserved more
4. Assessments are made comparing different
interventions according to the incremental cost of
an additional unit of benefits
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To compare health outputs of different nature
and magnitude, cost-utility analysis employs
QALYs. What do QALYs measure? …
1. The reduction in years of potential life lost,
deducting from that total the equivalent in lifetime
of losses in quality of life.
2. The life years gained, adding to that total the
improvements in quality of life experienced by
patients under treatment.
3. The monetary equivalent to a year life, times the
number of years of survival after starting treatment
less the cost of treatment.
4. None of the above.
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How
can
economic
evaluations
interventions prioritization?…
1. Providing evidence on interventions having the
highest outcome level per unit cost;
2. Informing the set of alternatives that maximize
desired outcomes with the available budget;
3. Warning about costly interventions that yield less
than optimal results in the short or middle run;
4. All of the above.
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