Table 4 Indirect ART clinic costs, overhead, and societal costs ($US)
Mean cost per patient for total cohort for 1st year ART ($US) | Mean cost per patient in care for one year ($US) | |
|---|---|---|
Indirect ART clinic-related costs | ||
Transportation and storage of medications, equipment, and supplies | 8 | 9 |
ART clinic computers and furniture | 18 | 21 |
Overhead costs | ||
Monitoring and evaluation | 19 | 22 |
Non-direct patient care time for health care professionals | 24 | 28 |
Labor for administrative staff | 3 | 4 |
Electricity | 15 | 18 |
Maintenance | 15 | 18 |
Phone and communication | 3 | 4 |
Office supplies | 5 | 6 |
Cleaning supplies | 3 | 4 |
Security | 1 | 1 |
Total indirect and overhead costs | 114 | 135 |
Societal costs | ||
Transportation to and from GHESKIO* | 16 | 19 |
Patient Time at GHESKIO | 5 | 6 |
Societal costs for outside referrals (transportation and patient waiting time) | 0.5 | 1 |
Societal costs for hospitalization (transportation and waiting time for patients and family members, and cost of death in the hospital) | 0.5 | 1 |
Total societal costs | 22 | 27 |