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Table 17.4: Average Estimated Costs per Unit of Output, by Disease or Syndrome and Type of Output (2001 US$)

Average Estimated Costs per Unit of Output, by Disease or Syndrome and Type of Output (2001 US$)
Disease or syndrome	Treatment	Cure	Average
Syphilis	36.04	n.a.	36.04
	(5.91)	n.a.	(5.91)
Urethral discharge	14.29	89.07	29.25
	(20.68)	(0)	(37.94)
Genital ulcer	23.16	100.60	48.97
	(21.73)	(83.74)	(59.56)
Venereal disease	25.47	82.65	31.83
	(18.56)	(111.55)	(37.12)
Pelvic inflammatory disease	7.12	n.a.	7.12
	(3.09)	n.a.	(3.09)
Vaginal discharge	48.23	102.92	81.04
	(0)	(89.63)	(70.10)
Total	24.05	96.10	39.49
	(19.04)	(73.44)	(47.23)

Source: Authors' calculations based on a literature review done as a background study for this chapter by Kumaranayake and others 2004.

n.a. = not applicable.

Note: The figures in parentheses are standard deviations. The 42 observations in the table are individual unit cost estimates distributed across separate studies.

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