Total cost, number of partners treated by allocation method and any method and median time from index diagnosis to partner treated
| Principal focus: Case 1 | Case 2: final allocation as reported by Estcourt et al7 | |||||
| Total cost, £* | Average cost per partner treated | Number of partners treated by allocated method† (%)‡ | Median time (range) from index diagnosis to partner treatment by days for partner treated by allocated method | Number of partners treated by any method§ (%) | Median time (range) from index diagnosis to partner treatment by days for partner treated by any method | |
| APT Hotline n=135 contactable partners | £2558 | £54.42 (£43.83–£65.21)** | 47 (35%)‡ | 1 (0–14) | 80 (59%) | 1 (0–14) |
| APT Pharmacy n=44 contactable partners | £799 | £53.29 (£42.85–£63.73)** | 15 (34%) | 1 (0–6) | 29 (66%) | 2 (0–6) |
| Routine PN n=117 contactable partners | £597 | £45.89 (£36.90–£54.88)** | 13 (11%) | 4 (0–17) | 42 (36%) | 3 (0–17) |
↵* Costs were inflated to £UK at 2008 rates. Costs for Clinics A & B combined are based on national averages. Appropriate multipliers were applied to reflect differences in costs in London (for Clinic A) and outside London (for Clinic B).
↵† Partners that collected the pack (APT Hotline and APT Pharmacy) or partners that had a consultation with the nurse at the clinic (routine APT).
↵‡ Number of partners presented as a proportion of contactable partners (i.e., 47/135=35%).
↵§ The number of contactable partners is not the same across all three groups. The costs presented in Case 1 are not applicable in Case 2, since the costs of the additional partners treated by methods other than the allocated method have not been included.
↵** 95% CI.