Table 2.
Total per-test costs of HIV POC VL testing at varying cartridge costs and clinic testing volumes.
| POC VL Cartridge Cost a | Total Cost per POC VL Test, by Clinic Testing Volumes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 500 | |
| $12.00 | 52.03 | 29.02 | 21.35 | 17.51 | 15.22 |
| $14.90 | 54.93 | 31.92 | 24.25 | 20.41 | 18.12 |
| $17.00 | 57.03 | 34.02 | 26.35 | 22.51 | 20.22 |
a Sensitivity analyses of three cartridge costs: $14.90/cartridge as used in the primary analysis (Table 1), which is the current Kenya negotiated cost, $12.00/cartridge to present potential costs with further negotiations, and $17.00/cartridge, which has been cited in previous costing papers in other sub-Saharan Africa settings.