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. 2015 Jan;105(1):85–90. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302213

TABLE 2—

Cost Analysis of HIV Testing Program in 2 Homeless Shelters Over a 26-Month Period: Los Angeles County, CA, 2009–2011

Program Expense No. Cost, $ Hours/Week Total Weeks Total Cost, $
Personnel 2 24.33a 6 104 30 363.84
Test kit 817 11.67b 9534.39
Bus voucher 7 14.00c 98.00
Total cost of program 39 996.23
 Cost per HIV case detected 5713.75
 Cost per person 48.95
 Cost of program at month 1 82 11.67 6 4 2124.78
 Cost of program at month 12 26 11.67 6 4 1471.26
 Cost of program at month 24 2 11.67 6 4 1191.18
 Cost of program at month 26 0 11.67 6 4 1167.84
a

Wage per hour.

b

Cost per test kit.

c

Cost of 1 voucher.