Table 3

Average unit cost per person counselled and tested, breakdown of unit cost by input type and cost per person testing positive (US$ rates in 2009)

Facility type/type of costProvincial hospital (n=1)District hospital (n=5)Sub-district hospital (n=5)Health centre (n=4)Private SRH clinic (n=5)Average
Kenya
 PITC
  Capital0.040.06 (0.01–0.19)0.42 (0.05–1.27)0.26 (0.06–0.48)0.51 (0.36–0.65)0.30
  Personnel2.612.22 (0.97–5.30)2.40 (0.75–3.85)1.41 (0.82 2.06)2.60 (1.64–4.08)2.22
  Other recurrent2.762.60 (2.42–2.95)3.03 (2.37–4.01)2.68 (2.45–2.98)3.00 (2.15–4.23)2.83
  Mean cost per client C&T 5.41 4.92 5.82 4.81 6.11 5.71
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive 34.27 47.02 45.65 110.40 (Not available) 46.96
 VCT
  Capital0.090.07 (0.01–0.17)0.31 (0.07–0.56)0.20 (0.01–0.38)0.50 (0.31–0.81)0.26
  Personnel9.564.39 (1.91–8.88)9.8.41 (0.92–27.66)2.55 (0.04–4.87)2.83 (1.51–5.40)4.89
  Other recurrent6.403.01 (2.60–2.61)2.97 (2.50–4.32)3.04 (2.72–3.74)4.01 (2.97–5.34)3.42
  Mean cost per client C&T 16.05 11.86 11.69 5.05 7.34 8.27
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive 53.49 97.97 140.55 123.64 93.15 110.32
Facility type/type of costHospital (n=1)Health centre (n=4)PHU (n=1)Private SRH clinic (n=2)Average
Swaziland
 PITC
  Capital0.033.17 (0.01–12.38)0.050.29 (0.23–0.35)1.67
  Personnel7.893.40 (1.65–4.95)0.732.06 (0.86–3.25)3.29
  Other recurrent5.295.22 (5.08–5.54)6.1411.16 (11.03–11.30)6.83
  Mean cost per client C&T 13.21 11.79 6.92 13.51 7.79
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive 25.25 20.88 20.26 126.88 47.85
 VCT
  Capital0.090.09 (0.04–0.16)0.440.14 (0.07–0.22)0.15
  Personnel13.504.17 (1.32–10.13)1.970.96 (0.80–1.12)4.26
  Other recurrent5.735.65 (5.23–6.23)6.2710.60 (9.82–11.37)6.98
  Mean cost per client C&T 19.32 9.91 8.68 11.70 9.44
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive 45.35 24.52 13.28 103.87 45.56