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&T5.414.925.824.816.115.71
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive34.2747.0245.65110.40(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&T16.0511.8611.695.057.348.27
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive53.4997.97140.55123.6493.15110.32
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&T13.2111.796.9213.517.79
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive25.2520.8820.26126.8847.85
 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&T19.329.918.6811.709.44
  Mean cost per client diagnosed HIV positive45.3524.5213.28103.8745.56