(PLACEHOLDER- old; unrevised) The quality review of the prevention articles included in the unit cost repository utilize a review instrument adapted from: Beck EJ, Harling G, Gerbase S, DeLay P. The cost of treatment and care for people living with HIV infection: implications of published studies, 1999–2008. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS 2010; 5(3): 215-224. The review instrument was further adapted and utilized for treatment studies to better capture if authors reported indicators that affect treatment costs, such as morbidity levels of the patients and whether services are inpatient or outpatient.

The full quality reviews for each study in the Unit Cost Repository can be downloaded in Excel format by clicking on the score listed in “Quality score/review link” column.