Table 1.

Prices available for HBV and HCV screening and pretherapeutic tests and treatment in 2014 in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Test or treatment	Unit price (in €)	Source
Hepatitis B
Screening and pretherapeutic assessment
HBs antigene	13.9	CPC
Anti-HBc antibodies	13.9	CPC
Anti-HBs antibodies	13.9	CPC
HBe antigene	13.9	CPC
Ag HBe antibodies	13.9	CPC
Transaminases AST/ALT	10.3	CPC
Num NFS	5.9	CPC
Albumin	5.5	CPC
Biliburin	3.0	CPC
DNA hepatitis B (PCR) viral load	69.4	CPC
Gamma-GT (glutamyl-transpeptidases)	3.2	CPC
HIV serology	13.9	CPC
Hepatitis delta	29.7	CPC
Hepatic ultrasound	12.2	Hospital 1
Fibrotest (not systematically prescribed)	135.7	CPC
Electrophoresis protein (not systematically prescribed)	83	CPC
Total	222.6–441.3
Treatment
Tenofovir 300 mg 30 cp (monthly treatment)	6.8	Pharmacy of hospital 2 (study data)
Lamivudine 300 mg 30 cp (monthly treatment)	5.1	Pharmacy of hospital 2 (study data)
Hepatitis C
Screening and pretherapeutic assessment
Anti-HCV antibodies	13.9	CPC
Transaminases AST/ALT	10.3	CPC
Complete Blood Count	5.9	CPC
Viral load HCV	69.3	CPC
Gamma-GT (glutamyl-transpeptidases)	3.2	CPC
Biliburin	3.0	CPC
Albumin	5.5	CPC
Genotyping (not systematically prescribed)	137	CPC
Hepatic ultrasonound	12.2	Hospital 1
Electrophoresis protein (not systematically prescribed)	83	CPC
Creatinine	2.0	CPC
Total	125–345
Interferon-based treatments		Roche access programme (study data)
One injection (−30%)	155	Roche access programme (study data)
One injection (−50%)	86	Roche access programme (study data)
Full treatment 48 weeks	7500	Roche access programme (study data)
Full treatment 72 weeks	11 200	Roche access programme (study data)

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; CPC, Centre Pasteur Yaoundé; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.