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. 2023 Apr 4;23:337. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09279-w

Table 2.

Volume-weighted mean unit costs per clinical service in Kenya and Malawi, LINKAGES program, FY 2019 in US$ 2019

Country Clinical service Indicator N Direct clinical service Condoms and lubricants Indirect Total unit cost
UC 95% CI UC 95% CI UC 95% CI UC 95% CI
Kenya PEP Treated 25 95 76–114 5 1–9 356 295–416 456 350–562
PREP On PrEPa 30 127 90–165 51 27–74 456 350–562 635 484–785
HTS Tested 30 5 4–6 5 3–7 14 12–16 24 21–27
ART On ARTa 30 162 125–198 54 29–79 152 132–172 368 298–438
STI Screened 30 2 2–3 5 3–6 11 10–12 18 16–21
SRH Provided CM 23 15 13–18 7 2–12 73 66–80 95 72–117
MSV Provided post-GBV care 29 13 10–17 6 1–11 71 56–86 90 69–110
Malawi HTS Tested 15 25 19–30 3 1–4 57 46–67 84 73–94
ART On ARTa 15 260 177–344 26 14–38 471 407–535 757 608–907
STI Screened 15 9 7–10 2 1–2 30 27–34 41 37–44
SRH Provided CM 11 31 27–35 1 1–2 75 66–85 108 70–145
MSV Provided post-GBV care 15 305 242–367 2 1–3 933 897–969 1240 1156–1324

FY 2019 refers to U.S. Government fiscal year from October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019, UC unit cost, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, N number of drop-in centers, PEP post-exposure prophylaxis, PrEP pre-exposure prophylaxis, HTS HIV testing services, ART antiretroviral therapy, STI sexually transmitted infections, SRH sexual and reproductive health, MSV management of sexual violence, CM contraceptive method, GBV gender-based violence. Given the small number of outputs, the unit cost was not calculated for PrEP in Malawi.aFor PrEP and ART, unit costs represent the annual cost per person on PrEP and ART