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. 2011 Mar 8;5(3):e982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000982

Table 2. Costs associated with PEP vaccination.

Cost type Parameter Estimate (USD) Reference
Medical Material costs per injection (needles, syringes, swabs) $0.1 [7], Global
$0.4 [38], India
Overhead costs per clinic visit (staff salaries, administration) $0.5 [39], Global
$1.2 [38], India
Vaccine costs per vial $8.75–11.5 [29], Thailand
$7.5 http://www.msd.or.tz/ Tanzania
$8–20 M. Sambo, pers com, Tanzania,
$11 J. Girardi, pers com, Indonesia
$18 [40], China
$7–18 [41], South-East Asia
$10 [7], WHO procurement services
$7–9 D. Xuyen, pers com, Vietnam
$6.6 [38], India
Non-medical Transport, accommodation and income loss costs per clinic visit $2.9–5.5 [7], Africa, Asia
$7–14 [42], Tanzania

Costs vary within and between countries. For the purpose of comparison, in our simulations we used the values that are emboldened, but absolute cost-effectiveness will depend on specific settings. Note that for analyses of costs from the patient perspective, we explore the full range of indirect costs.