Table 2. Comparison of unit price and quantities of testing and treatment consumables used by facilities during pilot and rollout periods (2012 USD).

		PILOT: March-July 2010						ROLLOUT: March-July 2012
		Unit Price	UHC1	UHC2	UHC3	RHC1	RHC2	Unit Price	DH1	RHC3	RHC4	RHC5
Syphilis testing	Allocation	$2012	Quantity of consumables†					$2012	Quantity of consumables†
SD Bioline RST Kit (includes shipping)	1.00	0.65	1,927	2,618	470	158	243	1.15	169	113	125	55
Disposable syringe without needle*	0.25	0.03	964	0	470	0	0	0.05	85	57	0	28
Needle for blood draw* ^	0.25	0.01	964	0	470	0	0	0.17	85	57	0	28
Test tube for blood specimen*	0.25	0.15	964	0	470	0	0	0.14	85	57	0	28
Confirmatory RPR Test Kit	100	0.19	0	0	0	0	0	0.31	12	4	0	0
Syphilis treatment
Disposable syringe w/needle (10ml)^	100	0.07	190	235	117	17	11	0.71	12	15	4	8
Benzathine penicillin (2.5 MU 1 dose)	100	0.33	190	235	117	17	11	0.51	12	15	4	8
Water for BP injection (10ml)	100	0.04	190	235	117	17	11	0.04	12	15	4	8
Partner notification slip	100	0.12	179	169	108	22	13	0.11	12	4	4	8
Both syphilis testing and treatment
Gloves	0.25	0.07	1,942	602	233	155	254	0.06	194	133	130	63
Cottonwool (500g pilot; 1g rollout)	0.25	1.37	1	1	1	1	1	0.01	97	67	65	31
Disinfectant Methylated Spirit	0.25	2.64	1	1	1	1	1	2.45	1	1	1	1
Biohazard bag	0.25	0.26	78	78	16	16	16	0.06	20	20	40	20
Sharps bin	0.25	3.33	20	40	16	16	16	-	-	-	-	-

*For facilities that reported both finger prick and venous blood draw methods for RST, we assumed 50% for each collection type

† Includes 10% supply wastage

^Higher cost vacutainer needle used during rollout period