Table 1.
Cost components | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reference | Population | Country | ARV drugs | Laboratory tests | HIV tests | STI testing | Hepatitis B test | Blood urea nitrogen | Serum creatinine | Pregnancy test | Staff costs | Physician | Nurse | Laboratory staff | Staff training | Adherence counselling | Other | Cost unitsa | PrEP total cost per person per year | PrEP drug cost per person per year | Percentage of total costs attributable to drugs |
High-income countries | |||||||||||||||||||||
Juusola et al. [22] | MSM | USA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | US$ 2010 | 10,237 | 9,441 | 92% | |||||||
Horberg and Raymond [23] | Not specified | USA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Hepatitis B vaccination, risk reduction counselling | US $ | 17,808–17,939 | 17,125 | 96% | |||
Ouellet et al. [24] | MSM | Canada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Condoms, overheads, pharmacist dispensing fees | Can $2012 (US $2012) | 11,593 (9,387) | 9,396 (7,608) | 81% | |||||||
Schneider et al. [25] | MSM | Australia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | AU $2013 (US $2013) | 10,362 (7,025) | 9,597b (6,506) | 93% | |||||||
Ong et al. [14] | MSM | UK | ✓ | Clinic costs | GB £2013/14 (US $2014) | 4,560 (6,514) | 4,311 (6,159) | 95% | |||||||||||||
Mabileau et al. [26] | Discordant couples | France | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Urine ovulation tests | €2013 (US $2013) | 6,702 (8,055) | 6,437 (7,737) | 96% | ||||||
Upper-middle income countries | |||||||||||||||||||||
Gomez et al. [27] | MSM | Peru | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Condoms and lubricants, behaviour change communication, counselling, project level costs | US $2011 | 606–828 | 420–600 | 66–75% | ||||||
Pretorius et al. [28] | General population | South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | US $2010 | 150 | 134 | 89% | |||||||||||
Cremin et al. [29] | General population | South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Facilities, outreach | US $2012 | 252 | 118 | 47% | |||
Stover et al. [30] | General population | South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | Service delivery | US $ | 95 | 50 | 53% | ||||||||||||
Walensky et al. [31] | High-risk women | South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Chemistry panels, clinic visits | US $2014 | 148 | 75 | 51% | |||||||||||
Lower-middle income countries | |||||||||||||||||||||
Alistar et al. [32] | People who inject drugs | Ukraine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Monitoring PrEP side effects | US $ | 950 | 450 | 47% | |||||||||
Nichols et al. [33] | General population | Zambia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | HIV testing includes outpatient visits | US $2012 | 134 | 127 | 95% | ||||||||||
Nichols et al. [34] | General population | Zambia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Outpatient visits | US $ | 137 | 126 | 92% | |||||||||
Kiragu et al. [35] | MSM and young women | Kenya | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Demand-creation, lab equipment, transport, building costs | US $2012 | 618 1st year; 522 2nd year | 110 | 18% 1st year; 21% 2nd year | ||||||||
Mitchell et al. [36] | Discordant couples | Nigeria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Drug delivery costs, mass media, facilities, logistics | US $2012 | 233 | 91 | 39% | ||||||
Low-income countries | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ying et al. [37,38] | Discordant couples | Uganda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Wages for other staff, start-up costs, office supplies, transport, building costs | US $2012 | Cost for 6 months: 408 (Partners Demo project)92 (Ministry of Health estimate) | 30475 | 37%41% |
aWhere year is missing, this was not specified in the article.
bThe drug costs include pharmacist markup and dispensing fees.