Modelling costs of community-based HIV self-testing programmes in Southern Africa at scale: an econometric cost function analysis across five countries.
Marc d'ElbéeGabriela B GomezLinda Alinafe SandeLawrence MwengeCollin MangenahCheryl JohnsonGraham F MedleyMelissa NeumanKarin HatzoldElizabeth Lucy CorbettGesine Meyer-RathFern Terris-PrestholtPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Our empirical cost function can inform community-based HIVST scale-up in Southern African countries. Our findings suggest that a parsimonious ECF can be used to forecast costs at scale in the context of financial planning and budgeting.