Table 3 Total costs of diagnostic strategies for 33,491 exams performed in the study area, Amazon Region, Brazil, 2006.
Items | Microscopy strategy (US$) | RDT strategy (US$) |
|---|---|---|
Thick smear microscopy | 30,712.94 | -- |
OptiMal® rapid test | -- | 143,224.18 |
Latex gloves to use with RDT | -- | 771.68 |
Salary of technician to read smear using microscopy | 23,826.86 | -- |
Salary of health workers | 17,557.55 | 17,557.55 |
Microscopes | 3,059.56 | -- |
Maintenance of microscopes | 232.26 | -- |
Transportation | 18,272.90 | 9,136.45 |
Training | 133,653.46 | 1,392.22 |
Cost of diagnosis | 227,315.53 | 172,082.09 |