Table 4. Costs for staging, management and treatment of cervical cancer per FIGO stage I-IV expressed in 2018 USD average exchange rate of $1 = SZL14.5.
| Breakdown for staging and treatment variables for FIGO I-IV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staging and treatment variables | Cost per unit ($) | IA1-IB1 | 1B2-II | III | 1V |
| Transport including from Eswatini and between treatment sites | 1,771 | 0 | 1,771 | 1,771 | 1,771 |
| Lodging including meals | 55 | 0 | 2,310 | 2,310 | 2,310 |
| Hospital admission for early stage treatment | 1,207 | 1,207 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hospital admission in step down facility | 105 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 105 |
| Radical hysterectomy with anesthesia | 1,034 | 1,034 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clinical examination with colposcopy under anesthesia | 362 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 362 |
| CT planning scan | 235 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 235 |
| Brachytherapy treatment | 4,969 | 0 | 4,969 | 4,969 | 0 |
| Radiotherapy treatment | 402 | 0 | 14,070 | 14,070 | 14,070 |
| Follow-up during brachytherapy & radiotherapy | 204 | 0 | 408 | 408 | 408 |
| Chemotherapy | 527 | 0 | 3,689 | 3,689 | 3,689 |
| Follow-up during chemotherapy | 204 | 0 | 612 | 408 | 204 |
| Follow-up after treatment | 204 | 204 | 2,448 | 2,448 | 29,376 |
| MRI | 965 | 0 | 965 | 965 | 965 |
| Nurses’ and drivers’ allowance | 463 | 0 | 926 | 926 | 926 |
| TOTAL | 12,707 | 2,445 | 32,870 | 32,666 | 54,421 |