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. 2014 Jun 20;9(6):e100107. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100107

Table 3. Average category cost in each patient group and for overall bottom-up and top-down costing.

Patient sub-group
Cost Category HIV-negative HIV-positive not on ART Started ART in 2010 Established ART FTSW on ART OSW on ART Bottom-up on ART Top- down on ART
Personnel
 Direct 47.7 32.5 59.3 55.5 50.4 55.1 55.1 314.8
 Non-direct 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5 54.5
ART 121.3 515.4 263.8 373 318.4 216.6
Prophylaxis 3.8 8.7 7.6 8.3 10.8 8.9 4.9
Medications 12.5 10.8 16.7 13.7 18.4 11.5 15.1 26.6
Laboratory 69.6 127.4 155.2 156.1 102.4 149.6 140.8 163.8
Peer-educators*
Condoms 9.2 4.3 6.8 2.9 21.5 5.8 9.3 5.3
Overhead 311.1 311.1 311.1 311.1 311.1 311.1 311.1 311.1
Mean/patient 504.6 544.8 733.5 1116.8 830.4 971.3 913 1098.08
Range 468.2–571.1 500.6–591.7 706.9–775.2 675.1–2045.5 681.8–1196.7 694.8–1776.1
Mean/visit 56.7 70 68 99.4 76.7 78.3 80.6

OSW denotes occasional sex worker; and FTSW denotes full time sex worker

*In charge of patients seeking, education/behaviour session, patient tracking and involved in ART adherence support along with the psychologist, pharmacy nurse and physician.