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Table 4 Average cost per HIVST kit distributed in three districts in South Africa

From: Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by HIV index and antenatal care clients: implementation and costing results from the STAR Initiative in South Africa

District

DKK

COJ

COT

 

ANC

%

Index

%

ANC

%

Index

%

ANC

%

Index

%

Volume

566

80

3,463

2,896

623

854

Capital costs

 Start-up training

$0,27

4,08%

$1,90

11,16%

$0,06

0,43%

$0,05

0,53%

$0,25

1,63%

$0,05

0,33%

 Building & storage

$0,00

0,06%

$0,03

0,15%

$0,00

0,00%

$0,00

0,00%

$0,00

0,02%

$0,00

0,01%

 Sensitisation

$0,05

0,76%

$0,00

0,02%

$0,02

0,17%

$0,01

0,10%

$0,11

0,74%

$0,00

0,02%

 Start-up other

$0,01

0,10%

$0,02

0,10%

$0,01

0,10%

$0,01

0,10%

$0,02

0,10%

$0,02

0,10%

 Equipment

$0,06

0,95%

$0,25

1,44%

$0,07

0,56%

$0,05

0,49%

$0,17

1,13%

$0,09

0,59%

Total capital costs

$0,39

 

$2,19

 

$0,17

 

$0,13

 

$0,55

 

$0,15

 

Recurrent costs

 Personnel

$2,76

41,71%

$6,17

36,23%

$9,97

74,80%

$7,00

67,63%

$10,44

68,85%

$10,58

72,71%

 Test kits

$2,24

33,90%

$2,24

13,16%

$2,24

16,80%

$2,24

21,63%

$2,24

14,77%

$2,24

15,40%

 Other Supplies

$0,62

9,39%

$4,67

27,45%

$0,42

3,13%

$0,56

5,45%

$1,33

8,78%

$0,99

6,83%

 Transportation

$0,02

0,23%

$0,04

0,23%

$0,03

0,23%

$0,02

0,23%

$0,04

0,23%

$0,03

0,23%

 Building operation & maintenance

$0,35

5,29%

$1,11

6,53%

$0,03

0,26%

$0,03

0,32%

$0,04

0,23%

$0,03

0,24%

 Other recurrent

$0.23

3.52%

$0.60

3.52%

$0.47

3.52%

$0.36

3.52%

$0.53

3.52%

$0.51

3.52%

Total recurrent costs

$6,22

 

$14,83

 

$13,16

 

$10,21

 

$14,62

 

$14,38

 

Average cost per test kit distributed

$6,61

100%

$17,02

100%

$13,33

100%

$10,34

100%

$15,17

100%

$14,55

100%