Cost-effectiveness and feasibility of conditional economic incentives and motivational interviewing to improve HIV health outcomes of adolescents living with HIV in Anambra State, Nigeria

Table 2 Average cost per patient in each cohort

Cost item	Average cost (USD)	Data source
*Intervention*
Outpatient cost	8.31	[11]
Inpatient cost	0.9	Health facilities
Motivational interviewing	0.0032	Health facilities
Economic incentives	4.78^a	Health facilities
CD4 Count test	22.4	Health facilities
Viral Load test	133.3	Health facilities
Transportation of samples to lab	22.4	Health facilities
Medication costs	139.51	[10]
Phone calls to track patients	0.19	Health facilities
Additional laboratory investigations	6.91	Health facilities
*Total*	338.70
*Control arm*
Outpatient cost	8.31	[11]
Inpatient cost	0.00	Health facilities
CD4 Count test	5.6	Health facilities
Viral Load test	33.3	Health facilities
Transportation of samples to lab	5.6	Health facilities
Medication costs	117.87	[10]
Phone calls to track patients	0.16	Health facilities
Additional laboratory investigations	1.84	Health facilities
*Total*	172.68

^a For patients who received the incentive, the average total amount received was US$16.84

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