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Table 6 Summary of costs calculated in the cervical precancer planning tool (CPPT) by screening approach (Uganda example)

From: Acting on the call for cervical cancer elimination: Planning tools for low- and middle- income countries to increase the coverage and effectiveness of screening and treatment

Screening costs (USD)

VIA only

HPV only

HPV + VIA triage

HPV + enhanced triagea

Total cost per year

$145,359

$4,513,234

$4,545,394

$4,704,326

Cost of consumable test supplies

$45,853

$3,908,929

$3,919,073

$4,078,006

Cost of capital equipment (HPV test systems)

$0

$481,912

$481,912

$481,912

Cost of health care provider time

$99,506

$99,506

$121,522

$121,522

Cost of laboratory technician time

$0

$22,886

$22,886

$22,886

Cost per woman screened

$0.38

$11.81

$11.90

$12.31

Cost per correct diagnosis

$0.46

$14.80

$12.36

$12.62

  1. aEnhanced triage options currently under evaluation; CPPT tool assumes enhanced triage should lead to a sensitivity and specificity of at least 80%, and/or an improvement of 20% over the baseline triage approach (VIA)