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Table 7 Ranges of estimates of costs averted by STI programs: sensitivity analyses

From: Formulas for estimating the costs averted by sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention programs in the United States

Cost estimated

Upper and lower bounds obtained in simulations (10th and 90th percentiles)

Sequelae costs averted by treatment of people with chlamydia and gonorrhea

Base case - 54%, Base case + 60%

Sequelae costs averted by treatment of people with syphilis

Base case - 28%, Base case + 28%

Congenital syphilis treatment costs averted

Base case - 36%, Base case + 39%

Treatment and sequelae costs averted by reducing STIs in the population

Base case - 53%, Base case + 58%

HIV costs averted through treatment of STIs

Base case - 67%, Base case + 80%

HIV costs averted by HIV counseling and testing

Base case - 54%, Base case + 60%

Indirect chlamydia and gonorrhea costs averted

Base case - 35%, Base case + 38%

Indirect syphilis costs averted

Base case - 35%, Base case + 38%

Indirect congenital syphilis costs averted

Base case - 36%, Base case + 39%

Indirect HIV costs averted through treatment of STIs

Base case - 67%, Base case + 80%

Indirect HIV costs averted by HIV counseling and testing

Base case - 54%, Base case + 60%