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. 2016 Jan 28;16:83. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-2727-4

Table 5.

Cost per infection of home and clinic retesting

Trial arm Retest uptake n % Cost of retest component $ Cost of overall retest pathway $ Overall cost $ No. of repeat infections Cost per repeat infection $
Clinic retest No retest 181 61 98.7a 17864.7
Retest 117 39 69.9 168.6 19726.2
Total 298 37590.9 12 3132.6
Home retest REACT study No retest 118 39 116.4b 13735.2
Retest at home 134 44 55.3 154.0 20636.0
Sent home kit but retested at the clinic 50 17 186.3c 9315.0
Total 302 43686.2 31 1409.2

aIncludes all costs in the clinic retest pathway except the retest component

bIncludes all costs in the home retest strategy except the laboratory fee

cIncludes all costs in the home retest strategy except the laboratory fee, plus the cost of the clinic retest component