Table 1.
Unit costs (in 2012 euros) and frequency of appointment types, most common diagnostic tests and most common HAART regimens dispensed
| Cost category | Unit cost | Resource use | Source of cost data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appointment type | Staff cost per appointment | Number of appointments | |
| DNA, not on HAART | €12.68 | 32 | Micro-costing study |
| DNA, on HAART | €21.25 | 127 | Micro-costing study |
| Attended HIV clinic, not on HAART | €174.89 | 89 | Micro-costing study |
| Attended HIV clinic, on HAART | €194.88 | 997 | Micro-costing study |
| Attended antenatal-HIV clinic, not on HAART | €174.26 | 2 | Micro-costing study |
| Attended antenatal-HIV clinic, on HAART | €194.25 | 42 | Micro-costing study |
| Baseline appointment, not on HAART | €244.46 | 14 | Micro-costing study |
| Baseline appointment, on HAART | €264.45 | 12 | Micro-costing study |
| Most common diagnostic tests | Cost per test | Number of tests | |
| CD4 | €47.29 | 1013 | Hospital Finance Dept |
| Viral load | €92.94 | 995 | National Virus Reference Laboratory |
| Full Blood Count | €6.79 | 1036 | Hospital Finance Dept |
| Biochemistry profiles, weighted average cost | €18.63 | 1042 | Hospital Finance Dept |
| All other tests, weighted average cost | €28.39 | 1262 | Hospital Finance Dept |
| HAART regimens | Cost per month | Number of months dispensed | |
| Efavirenz/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir (NNRTI-based regimen) | €816.61 | 1515 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Darunavir, Ritonavir (PI-based regimen) | €1,097.51 | 864 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Atazanavir, Ritonavir (PI-based regimen) | €1,084.84 | 389 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir (PI-based regimen) | €1,148.79 | 99 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Emtricitabine/Tenofovir, Nevirapine (NNRTI-based regimen) | €747.98 | 75 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Lamivudine/Zidovudine, Lopinavir/Ritonavir (PI-based regimen) | €953.16 | 53 | Hospital pharmacy |
| All other regimens, weighted average cost | €923.70 | 327 | Hospital pharmacy |
| Prophylactic antibiotics | Cost per dose | Number of doses dispensed | |
| Azithromycin | €0.42 | 330 | Hospital Pharmacy |
| Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim | €0.15 | 2047 | Hospital Pharmacy |
| Dapsone | €0.69 | 344 | Hospital Pharmacy |
DNA, did not attend. “Staff cost” is the estimated total patient and non patient-facing staff costs per appointment. Diagnostic tests includes laboratory, radiology and cardiology tests. “Biochemistry profiles” refers to the number and weighted average cost of the following biochemistry profiles: “patient”, “ward”, “bone”, “renal/bone”, “patient & lipid”, “patient & lipoprotein”, “urea, electrolytes & creatinine” and “liver function tests”.