Table 1. Material costs per RST and per RPR test (ZMW and US$ 2012).

Item	Consumables	Units per test	Units per package	Cost per package (ZMW)	Cost per test (ZMW) in purchase year	Cost per test (ZMW 2012)	Cost per test (US$ 2012)
RST test-Syphilis 3.0 device	Test kit	1	30	180.00	6.00	6.00	1.15
	Gloves	2	100	11.66	0.23	0.27	0.05
	Lancet	1	200	229.21	1.15	1.32	0.25
	Alcohol	50	10.00	1	0.20	0.23	0.04
	Cotton wool	50	4.56	1	0.09	0.11	0.02
	Material costs per RST					7.93	1.53
RPR test - manual	RPR test kit	1	500	303.45	0.61	0.70	0.13
	Disposable syringe, 2 ml	1	100	5.38	0.05	0.06	0.01
	Disposable needle	1	100	5.91	0.06	0.07	0.01
	Gloves	2	100	11.66	0.23	0.27	0.05
	Alcohol	50	10.00	1	0.20	0.20	0.04
	Cotton wool	50	4.56	1	0.09	0.11	0.02
	Sterile container, 20 ml	1	25	5.45	0.22	0.25	0.05
	Materials cost per RPR					1.66	0.32