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. 2019 Dec 27;20:788. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3959-2

Table 2.

Cost data collected in the My Body My Test-3 study

Cost Perspective
Health clinic Public payers
Training
 Developing and delivering call-center training, study personnel time X
 Training call-center agents, materials X
 Attending call-center training, agent personnel time X
Recruitment
 Recruitment materials and advertisementsa X
 Recruitment personnel timeb X
Screening identification for eligibility
 Screening calls, personnel time X
Self-collection for HPV testing
 Non-personnel costs
  Self-collection kits, materials, and postage X
  Processing self-collection kits, laboratory materials X
  Reminder letters, as needed, materials and postage X
 Personnel time costs
  Mailing self-collection kits X
  Delivering self-collection results and scheduling clinic appointments X
  Mailing reminder letters, as needed, materials X
Clinic services and procedures
 Non-personnel costs
  Processing screening tests, laboratory materials X
 Personnel time costs
  Scheduling appointment with patient for in-clinic co-testing X
  Processing/completing paperwork for new patient X
  Checking patient in and out X
  Contacting patient who missed appointment X
  Reporting abnormal screening results to patient and making referral for follow up X
  Reporting normal screening results to patient X
Cost/cost recovery for procedures
 Medicaid reimbursement for screening test X X

ASHA American Sexual Health Association, HPV Human papillomavirus

a Costs include postcards, flyers, yard signs, logo design, newspaper ads, radio station advertisements, website, transportation advertisements, and others

b Costs related to developing and maintaining community partner relationships, direct outreach and recruitment events, distributing recruitment materials, posting advertisements, travel, and administrative procedures