Table 2

Total incremental costs for screening and treatment by treatment arm and health facility level

Single RDT armDual RDT arm
Hospital (n=1)Health centre (n=5)AllHospital (n=3)Health centre (n=3)All
Start-up costs*US$139.48US$132.67US$133.81US$127.31US$142.63US$134.97
Clinical staff salariesUS$737.16US$1117.23US$1053.89US$2396.26US$1323.15US$1859.71
Diagnostics†US$725.70US$590.56US$613.09US$1090.32US$973.50US$1031.91
Treatment‡US$14.10US$12.04US$12.39US$5.90US$12.98US$9.44
Quality assuranceUS$38.09US$34.16US$34.81US$43.68US$33.12US$38.40
Total costsUS$1654.59US$1886.67US$1847.99US$3663.48US$2485.39US$3074.43
Cost per woman testedUS$8.10US$10.70US$10.26US$17.73US$14.04US$15.89
Cost per woman treatedUS$413.65US$646.86US$607.99US$2958.45US$760.07US$1859.26
  • *Includes training costs.

  • †Diagnostics includes the costs of the test kits and supplies used for testing.

  • ‡Based on three doses of benzathine penicillin.

  • RDT, rapid diagnostic test.

  • Bold: Average cost.