Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)

Abstract Background The rapid decrease in international funding for HIV/AIDS has been challenging for many nations to effectively mobilize and allocate their limited resources for HIV/AIDS programs. Economic evaluations can help inform decisions and strategic planning. This study aims to examine the...

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Main Authors: Bach Xuan Tran, Long Hoang Nguyen, Hugo C. Turner, Son Nghiem, Giang Thu Vu, Cuong Tat Nguyen, Carl A. Latkin, Cyrus S. H. Ho, Roger C. M. Ho
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Published: BMC 2019-11-01
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4613-0
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spelling doaj-6c0b6d1bdc3d4ff4960dd947ab04d2dc2020-11-25T04:09:41ZengBMCBMC Health Services Research1472-69632019-11-0119111210.1186/s12913-019-4613-0Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)Bach Xuan Tran0Long Hoang Nguyen1Hugo C. Turner2Son Nghiem3Giang Thu Vu4Cuong Tat Nguyen5Carl A. Latkin6Cyrus S. H. Ho7Roger C. M. Ho8Department of Health Economics, Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical UniversityCenter of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh UniversityOxford University Clinical Research UnitCentre for Applied Health Economics, Griffith UniversityCenter of Excellence in Evidence-based Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh UniversityInstitute for Global Health Innovations, Duy Tan UniversityBloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins UniversityDepartment of Psychological Medicine, National University HospitalCenter of Excellence in Behavioral Medicine, Nguyen Tat Thanh UniversityAbstract Background The rapid decrease in international funding for HIV/AIDS has been challenging for many nations to effectively mobilize and allocate their limited resources for HIV/AIDS programs. Economic evaluations can help inform decisions and strategic planning. This study aims to examine the trends and patterns in economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS and determine their research landscapes. Methods Using the Web of Science databases, we synthesized the number of papers and citations on HIV/AIDS and economic evaluation from 1990 to 2017. Collaborations between authors and countries, networks of keywords and research topics were visualized using frequency of co-occurrence and Jaccards’ similarity index. A Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) analysis to categorize papers into different topics/themes. Results A total of 372 economic evaluation papers were selected, including 351 cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA), 11 cost-utility analyses (CUA), 12 cost-benefit analyses (CBA). The growth of publications, their citations and usages have increased remarkably over the years. Major research topics in economic evaluation studies consisted of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and treatment; drug use prevention interventions and prevention of mother-to-child transmission interventions. Moreover, lack of contextualized evidence was found in specific settings with high burden HIV epidemics, as well as emerging most-at-risk populations such as trans-genders or migrants. Conclusion This study highlights the knowledge and geographical discrepancies in HIV/AIDS economic evaluation literature. Future research directions are also informed for advancing economic evaluation in HIV/AIDS research.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4613-0HIV/AIDSHealth economicsEconomic evaluationBibliometricContent analysis
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author Bach Xuan Tran
Long Hoang Nguyen
Hugo C. Turner
Son Nghiem
Giang Thu Vu
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
spellingShingle Bach Xuan Tran
Long Hoang Nguyen
Hugo C. Turner
Son Nghiem
Giang Thu Vu
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
BMC Health Services Research
HIV/AIDS
Health economics
Economic evaluation
Bibliometric
Content analysis
author_facet Bach Xuan Tran
Long Hoang Nguyen
Hugo C. Turner
Son Nghiem
Giang Thu Vu
Cuong Tat Nguyen
Carl A. Latkin
Cyrus S. H. Ho
Roger C. M. Ho
author_sort Bach Xuan Tran
title Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
title_short Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
title_full Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
title_fullStr Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
title_full_unstemmed Economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (GAPRESEARCH)
title_sort economic evaluation studies in the field of hiv/aids: bibliometric analysis on research development and scopes (gapresearch)
publisher BMC
series BMC Health Services Research
issn 1472-6963
publishDate 2019-11-01
description Abstract Background The rapid decrease in international funding for HIV/AIDS has been challenging for many nations to effectively mobilize and allocate their limited resources for HIV/AIDS programs. Economic evaluations can help inform decisions and strategic planning. This study aims to examine the trends and patterns in economic evaluation studies in the field of HIV/AIDS and determine their research landscapes. Methods Using the Web of Science databases, we synthesized the number of papers and citations on HIV/AIDS and economic evaluation from 1990 to 2017. Collaborations between authors and countries, networks of keywords and research topics were visualized using frequency of co-occurrence and Jaccards’ similarity index. A Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) analysis to categorize papers into different topics/themes. Results A total of 372 economic evaluation papers were selected, including 351 cost-effectiveness analyses (CEA), 11 cost-utility analyses (CUA), 12 cost-benefit analyses (CBA). The growth of publications, their citations and usages have increased remarkably over the years. Major research topics in economic evaluation studies consisted of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and treatment; drug use prevention interventions and prevention of mother-to-child transmission interventions. Moreover, lack of contextualized evidence was found in specific settings with high burden HIV epidemics, as well as emerging most-at-risk populations such as trans-genders or migrants. Conclusion This study highlights the knowledge and geographical discrepancies in HIV/AIDS economic evaluation literature. Future research directions are also informed for advancing economic evaluation in HIV/AIDS research.
topic HIV/AIDS
Health economics
Economic evaluation
Bibliometric
Content analysis
url http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-019-4613-0
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