TABLE 1—

One-Year Estimated Testing Volumes and Costs in US Dollars Without Free VCT, With a Free VCT Campaign, and With Sustained Free VCT: Moshi, Tanzania, May through November, 2003

	No Free VCT, n = 966a		Free VCT Campaign, n = 1864b		Sustained Free VCT, n = 3915c
Economic parameters	Cost	Cost per Client	Cost	Cost per Client	Cost	Cost per Client
Building rent	500.00	0.52	500.00	0.27	1000.00	0.26
Telephone	600.00	0.62	600.00	0.32	1200.00	0.31
Power	150.00	0.16	150.00	0.08	600.00	0.15
Advertisingd	0.00	0.00	40.00	0.02	1040.00	0.27
Labore	8036.80	8.32	8102.80	4.35	9759.40	2.49
Lab supplies	360.00	0.37	694.51	0.37	1458.16	0.37
HIV test kits	2021.63	2.09	3900.13	2.09	8188.46	2.09
Other consumables	500.00	0.52	964.60	0.52	2025.22	0.52
Total cost	12 168.43	12.59	14 952.05	8.02	25 271.23	6.45
Estimated income from VCT chargesf	650.06		1181.44		0.00
Net cost	11 518.37	11.92	13 770.61	7.38	25 271.23	6.45

Note. VCT = voluntary counseling and testing.

^aApplies prefree VCT campaign daily client volumes to 261 testing days in a calendar year.

^bApplies free VCT daily client volumes to 10 days and postfree VCT daily client volumes to 251 testing days in calendar year.

^cApplies free VCT daily client volumes to 251 testing days in a calendar year.

^dRadio advertisements, gasoline for car during free VCT campaign.

^eLaboratory technician, VCT program director, counselors.

^fAssumes fees are waived for those aged < 25 years per Tanzanian Ministry of Health guidelines.