Cost effectiveness of the syphilis screening programme (1998–9)
| Cost category | Annual incremental economic costs | |
|---|---|---|
| $* | % | |
| Capital | ||
| Buildings | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 310 | 2.2 |
| Vehicles | 0 | 0 |
| Training | 110 | 0.8 |
| Start up | 670 | 4.8 |
| Total capital costs | 1090 | 7.8 |
| Recurrent | ||
| Personnel | 5181 | 37.1 |
| Supplies | 7546 | 54.1 |
| Transportation costs | 139 | 1.0 |
| Building operating and maintenance | 0 | 0 |
| Total recurrent costs | 12866 | 92.2 |
| Total costs | 13956 | 100 |
| Outcome indicators | Average costs $* | |
|---|---|---|
| *Reported in year 2001 US$. Exchange rate: 1$=815 Tanzanian shillings. | ||
| †Syphilis was defined as HTAS when the RPR was reactive at a dilution of ⩾ 1:8. | ||
| ‡TZ=Tanzanian life expectancy in 2000. | ||
| §WDR=life expectancy used in the World Development Report, 1993. | ||
| Women screened | 9713 | 1.44 |
| RPR positive women treated | 696 | 20.05 |
| People treated (women and partners) | 960 | 14.53 |
| Cases of HTAS treated in women† | 187 | 74.82 |
| LBW live births averted | 31 | 451.18 |
| Stillbirths averted | 44 | 318.37 |
| All adverse outcomes (LBW and stillbirth) averted | 75 | 186.66 |
| DALYs saved (LBW only) – TZ‡ | 127 | 110.03 |
| DALYs saved (LBW only) – WDR§ | 151 | 92.56 |
| DALYs saved (all adverse outcomes) – TZ‡ | 1321 | 10.56 |
| DALYs saved (all adverse outcomes) – WDR§ | 1571 | 8.88 |