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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Oct 8.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2019 Apr;23(4):875–882. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02408-9

Table 3.

Cost and outcomes of intensive community-based HIV testing campaigns in Botswana, (2017 USD)

Total Home-based Mobile

Total Costa 1,098,312 659,886 438,426
Nb. of Persons assessedb 31,777 18,320 13,457
Nb. of Persons tested (%) 25,235 (79) 12,415 (68) 12,820 (95)
Nb. of Persons tested positivec (%) 1636 (6.5) 870 (7) 766 (6)
Cost per person Assessed 35 36 33
Cost per person Tested 44 53 34
Cost per Positive 671 758 572
Cost per community 99,847 59,990 39,857
a

Total programmatic costs for 11 communities, including cost of mobilization campaigns and excluding research costs

b

Clients are assessed to determine their eligibility for an HIV test based on their ability to provide documentation of an HIV-positive status (ARV pill bottle, appointment card, etc.) or documentation of an HIV- negative test within the past 3 months

c

Include persons who self-reported being HIV positive and did not provide documentation their HIV-positive status