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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: Sex Transm Dis. 2013 Oct;40(10):776–783. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000023

TABLE 7. Costs and Infections Averted in Sensitivity Analysis Cases.

Sensitivity Analysis Parameter 1: Symptom-Based Testing (Baseline) 2: Screen All During PE Day 3: Screen All ≤35 y of Age During PE 4: Screen All on Day 2–3 of Entry to Jail 5: Screen All ≤35 y of Age on Days 2–3 of Entry to Jail
Total costs
 Base 114,961 802,539 535,925 1,249,464 819,738
 Test acceptance: 80% if age ≤35 y; 60% if age >35 y 119,202 794,350 571,029 1,232,832 876,599
 Test acceptance: 60% if age ≤35 y; 80% if age >35 y 117,563 760,915 471,155 1,168,097 701,954
 % Leaving jail by 8–14 d: 90% if age ≤35 y; 51% if age >35 y 101,799 782,729 344,462 1,244,869 699,290
 % Leaving jail by 8–14 d: 60% if age ≤35 y; 96% if age >35 y 133,923 825,703 712,120 1,269,335 949,670
 Infected inmates get treated by days 3–4 from the time of the test 104,208 790,034 530,145 1,233,731 803,603
 Additional cost of screening early: $5 per inmate screened 114,961 802,539 535,925 1,422,185 921,814
 Additional cost of screening early: $7 per inmate screened 114,961 802,539 535,925 1,525,817 983,059
Infection’s’ averted
 Base Baseline 556 491 1099 995
 Test acceptance: 80% if age ≤35 y; 60% if age >35 y Baseline 557 507 1162 1043
 Test acceptance: 60% if age ≤35 y; 80% if age >35 y Baseline 467 385 951 847
 % Leaving jail by 8–14 d: 90% if age ≤35 y; 51% if age >35 y Baseline 323 333 967 825
 % Leaving jail by 8–14 d: 60% if age ≤35 y; 96% if age >35 y Baseline 707 792 1235 1132
 Infected inmates get treated by days 3–4 from the time of the test Baseline 585 624 1294 1193
 Additional cost of screening early: $5 per inmate screened Baseline 556 491 1099 995
 Additional cost of screening early: $7 per inmate screened Baseline 556 491 1099 995