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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 25.
Published in final edited form as: Value Health Reg Issues. 2016 May 19;10:1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.vhri.2016.03.002

Table 1. Average screening variables per patient for cervical cancer at ORCI from 2002 to 2011.

Variable Value
Number of patients seen each day 25
Time to perform VIA screening 10 min
Labor per person
 Daily salary for medical personnel US $49.86
 Staff time per woman to perform
  cryotherapy procedure
10 min
Cost of supplies
 Per patient cost of supplies for VIA US $0.41
 Per patient cost of supplies and
  equipment for cryotherapy
US $26.37
Total screening cost US $1.45
Total cryotherapy cost US $28.97

Note. US $1=1706 Tanzanian shillings.

ORCI, Ocean Road Cancer Institute; VIA, visual inspection with acetic acid.