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. 2014 Jul 22;9(7):e103146. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103146

Table 3. Unit cost per HIV case detected, comparison between government health facilities (GHFs) and community-based organizations (CBOs), 2008 to 2012 (U.S. dollars).

Year HIV testing Newly detectedHIV cases Unit cost per HIV case detected
CBOs GHFs Unit cost ratio, GHFs/CBOs
CBOs GHFs CBOs GHFs Pilot programfunding Unit cost Governmentfunding HospitalCharges Unit cost
2008 1,034 493,015 27 190 12,723 471 381,148 2,261,705 13,910 30
2009 2,540 564,965 131 250 36,554 279 340,492 2,718,544 12,236 44
2010 3,297 556,404 192 210 49,248 257 481,475 2,972,977 16,450 64
2011 4,547 712,192 158 251 59,166 374 543,115 3,576,400 16,412 44
2012 5,673 799,765 237 306 77,086 325 616,557 4,098,931 15,410 47
Total 17,091 3,126,341 745 1,207 234,777 315 2,362,787 15,628,557 14,906 47

All costs by the CBOs to detect one HIV case.

All costs by the government health facilities to detect one HIV case.