Table 4 A comparison of antenatal care cost between  focused and standard antenatal care models at health centres and dispensaries in Tanzania
Cost in US$ | Health centres (2) | Dispensaries (4) | All facilities (6) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Focused ANC | Standard ANC | Focused ANC | Standard ANC | Focused ANC | Standard ANC | |
Personnel | 30,483 (38%) | 50,591 (33%) | 38,116 (36%) | 73,186 (35%) | 68,599(37%) | 123,777(35%) |
Medicine/medical supplies | 21,846 (27%) | 49,206 (32%) | 25,441 (24%) | 59,746 (29%) | 47,287(26%) | 108,952(30%) |
Laboratory supplies | 11,076 (14%) | 24,649 (16%) | 15,744 (15%) | 30,028 (15%) | 26,821(14%) | 54,676(15%) |
Other recurrent items | 2,146 (3%) | 4,449 (3%) | 3,978 (4%) | 9,172 (4%) | 6,124(3%) | 13,621(4%) |
Capital items | 14,793 (18%) | 22,901 (15%) | 21,658 (21%) | 34,363 (17%) | 36,451(20%) | 57,264(16%) |
Total cost | 80,344 | 151,797 | 104,938 | 206,493 | 185,282 | 358,290 |
Cost per facility | 40,172 | 75,898 | 26,234 | 51,623 | 30,880 | 59,715 |
Cost per ANC visit | 8.1 | 7.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 8.5 |
Cost per pregnancy | 33.2 | 62.8 | 36.8 | 72.4 | 35.2 | 68 |