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Table 2 Variable costs: Unit costs for HIV and STI testing and STI treatment

From: The costs of a sexually transmitted infection outreach and treatment programme targeting most at risk youth in Tajikistan

HIV Tests

Number

Unit Costs

(US$)

Cost per Episode

Lab test - Rapid Test

1

0.87

0.87

Lab test - Elisa

10%

1.88

0.19

Total for HIV Testing

  

1.05

STI Tests

Percentage observed in 3 pilot sites

Unit Costs

(US$)

Weighted Cost

Test for gonorrhoea

34%

3.20

1.07

Test for syphilis

28%

1.56

0.44

Test for herpes

0%

3.49

0.00

Test for Chlamydia

4%

3.20

0.11

Pregnancy Test

2%

0.10

0.00

Urine Test

2%

2.91

0.06

Test for trichomoniasis

31%

3.20

0.99

Average Unit Costs

  

2.68

STI Treatment

Percentage observed in 3 pilot sites

Unit Costs

(US$)

Weighted Cost

Treatment for gonorrhoea

48%

7.43

3.53

Treatment for syphilis

5%

2.83

0.13

Treatment for herpes

0%

1.16

0.00

Treatment for Chlamydia

1%

7.65

0.11

Treatment for trichomoniasis

46%

0.31

0.14

Average Unit Costs

  

3.91

  1. STI: Sexually transmitted infections