Estimating the cost of cervical cancer screening in five developing countries

Table 3 Estimate Validation: Laboratory Resources, Productivity Levels, and Costs

	India	Kenya	Peru	South Africa	Thailand	Sources
Cytology Laboratory Inputs
Cytotechnician Salary (I$/hr)	2.47	3.48	5.65	5.71	3.48	(1)
Cytopathologist Salary (I$/hr)	8.23	11.55	12.92	18.09	5.97	(1)
Cytotechnician slides per hour	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	(2)
Cytopathologist slide review time (hr)	0.067	0.067	0.067	0.067	0.067	(2)
Abnormal slide (%)	0.120	0.120	0.120	0.120	0.120	(2)
Normal slides reviewed (%)	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.100	(2)
Square meter per laboratory	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	77.78	(2)
Facility cost per square meter ratio with US cost as base	0.057	0.025	0.091	0.041	0.030	(3)
Facility cost per year (I$)	6,735	2,925	10,765	4,875	3,540
Samples processed per year	28,800	28,800	28,800	28,800	28,800
Cost of supplies (I$)	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	0.25	(2)
Cost Estimate
Staff Costs	1.10	1.55	2.40	2.53	1.47
Facilities, Equipment, and Supplies Costs	0.48	0.35	0.62	0.42	0.37
Total Cost	1.58	1.90	3.02	2.95	1.84

(1) Primary country-specific data from national pay scales and demonstration projects; (2) Expert Panel standardization assumptions and Bishop's US cytology estimation method; (3) Expert Panel standardization assumptions, WHO-CHOICE data, and Bishop's US cytology estimation method

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