Table 3.
Annual incremental cost of adding a PrEP component for HIV uninfected partners in HIV serodiscordant relationships to the current ART program.
| Type of cost | As studied less research and current care costs | With Ministry of Health costs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For 1444∗ couples | Per couple | For 1444∗ couples | Per couple | |
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| Personnel | $70,723.85 | $48.97 | $51,000.00 | $35.31 |
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| Medication | $303,271.22 | $210.00 | $48,378.98 | $33.50 |
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| Laboratory tests | $37,186.83 | $25.75 | $18,051.86 | $12.50 |
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| Supplies | $2,793.72 | $1.93 | $2,514.35 | $1.74 |
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| Building and Vehicle costs | $1,200.00 | $0.83 | $1,200.00 | $0.83 |
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| Recruitment activities | $25,957.00 | $17.97 | $3,875.00 | $2.68 |
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| Start up activities | $422.77 | $0.29 | $317.97 | $0.22 |
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| Total cost (US $) | $441,555.40 | $305.75 | $125,338.15 | $86.79 |
∗We estimate that an HIV care clinic can enroll 1444 HIV serodiscordant couples into the integrated PrEP and ART program in a year.