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ReviewPortuguese journal of public health2025

Unveiling the Cost-Effectiveness of Chlamydia Screening Strategies: A Systematic Review.

Emídio Mata, António Angélico-Gonçalves, Ana Rita Leite, Diogo Queiroz Almeida

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Review in Portuguese journal of public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Emídio MataHospital Senhora da Oliveira, Guimarães, Braga, Portugal.
António Angélico-GonçalvesCentro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Rita LeiteFaculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Diogo Queiroz AlmeidaaEPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Cost-effectiveness analyses of preventive screening strategies are paramount for public health to ensure effective resource use, especially for sexually transmitted infections such as Chlamydia, which lead to significant quality-adjusted life years (QALY) loss. Summary: This study systematically reviewed EMBASE, PubMed, and SCOPUS databases, from inception to October 2022, Chlamydia infection screening strategies' cost-effectiveness studies analyzing Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) of QALYs versus no screening. Out of 487 studies, six were included, each employing distinct screening approaches, assumptions, and prevalence and incidence rates. The ICERs varied from USD 2,350/QALY gained with annual screening of women aged 15-24 years to EUR 117,529/QALY gained with women and men screening (age 16-29). Key Messages: The results underscore the impact of the different assumptions on ICERs and highlight the importance of precise epidemiology on Chlamydia infections. Studies characterizing the local population are crucial for accurate cost-effectiveness analysis and public health policy formulation.

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Anos de vida ajustados pela qualidadeChlamydia screeningCost-effectivenessCusto-efetividadeQuality-adjusted life yearsRastreio de clamídia

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PMID40171509
PMCPMC11957475

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