Skip to main content

Table 1 Unit cost of HIV-related services at AMH for the base year 2004/5 in US $ ($ 1 = 8.6649 ETB)

From: Cost estimates of HIV care and treatment with and without anti-retroviral therapy at Arba Minch Hospital in southern Ethiopia

 

Direct unit costs

Overhead unit costs

Combined

Cost items

Recurrent

Capital.

Total

Recurrent

Capital.

Total

Recurrent

Capital

Total

Consultation at HIV Clinic

1.13

0.19

1.32

1.18

0.48

1.66

2.31

0.67

2.98

Laboratory

   

0.241

0.171

0.411

   

   Haematology (CBC)

0.50

0.98

1.48

0.24

0.17

0.41

0.74

1.14

1.88

   Clinical chemistry

0.77

0.48

1.25

0.24

0.17

0.41

1.01

0.64

1.65

   CD4

0.79

5.72

6.51

0.24

0.17

0.41

1.03

5.89

6.92

   Other tests

0.39

0.07

0.46

0.24

0.17

0.41

0.62

0.24

0.87

Imaging

0.64

1.72

2.37

1.33

0.81

2.13

1.97

2.53

4.50

Inpatient services 2

         

   Treatment and care (medical ward)

1.11

0.29

1.40

1.01

0.33

1.34

2.12

0.61

2.74

   Meal (all wards)

   

0.77

0.13

0.90

0.77

0.13

0.90

  1. 1Overhead costs were calculated by dividing the total laboratory overhead cost by the total number of laboratory tests during the base year. The recurrent and capital unit overhead costs therefore remained constant for all types of test.
  2. 2Unit costs of inpatient services are expressed as costs per inpatient days.