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Table 6 Sensitivity analysis: The impact of discount rate on unit costs (in percentage change)

From: Integrating tuberculosis and HIV services for people living with HIV: Costs of the Zambian ProTEST Initiative

 

Baseline Unit costs Discount rate 3%

Discount rate 0%

Discount rate 6%

Cost per

Chawama

Matero

Chawama

Matero

Chawama

Matero

ProTEST coordination

      

   person reached

$1.10

$5.26

-1%

-1%

1%

1%

VCT

      

   people pre-test counselled

$12.40

$31.05

-0.2%

-0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

   people tested

$28.38

$31.05

-0.2%

-0.3%

0.2%

0.3%

   people receiving results

$32.36

$33.52

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.2%

0.3%

   HIV+ cases found

$98.22

$48.26

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

IPT

      

   people starting

$6.32

$16.71

0%

0%

0%

0%

   people completing

$27.48

$35.29

0%

0%

0%

0%

ProTEST clinic

      

   clinic visits

$9.38

$23.53

-0.3%

-0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

   clients eligible for clinic

$49.73

$97.64

-0.3%

-0.3%

0.3%

0.3%

HBC

      

   clients

$139.77

$139.77

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

Hospice

      

   admissions

$518.68

 

-0.4%

 

0.4%

 

   bednights

$22.35

 

-0.4%

 

0.4%

 
  1. Cost represented in 2007 US$
  2. Abbreviations: VCT: voluntary counselling and testing; IPT: isoniazid preventive therapy; YFS: youth friendly services; HBC: home based care.