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. 2014 Sep;48(3):158–162. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v48i3.7

Table 2.

Total cost expended with simple rapid pre-donation testing only, simple rapid pre-donation testing plus ELISA and ELISA screening only.

Simple rapid pre-donation testing of
blood donors only		 Simple rapid pre-donation testing of
blood donors plus ELISA screen of
donated blood units		 Pos-donation ELISA screen of donated
blood units
Procedure Amount N($) Procedure Amount N($) Procedure Amount N($)
Pre-donation
screen of 5000@
N500 ($3)		 N2,500,000
($15,000)		 Pre-donation
screen of 5000 @
N500 ($3)		 N2,500,000
($15,000)		 ELISA for 5000
@ N2,145 ($13)		 N10,725,000
($64,350)
Blood bags for
4200@ N200
($1.2)		 N840,000 ($5,040) Post-donation
ELISA testing of
4,200 @ N2,145
($13)		 N9,009,000
($54,054)		 Blood bags for
5000 @ N200
($1.2)		 N1,000,000
($6,000)
Consumables for
5000 @ N100.
($0.6)		 N500,000 ($3,000) Blood bags for
4,200 @ N200 ($)		 N840.000 ($5,040) Consumables for
5000 @ N100
($0.6)		 N500,000 ($3,000)
TOTAL N3,840,000
($23,040)		 Consumables for
5000 @ N100
($0.6)		 N500,000 ($3,000) TOTAL N12,225,000
($73,350)
TOTAL N12,849,000
($77,094)