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Table 5 Cervical cancer services’ projected numbers provided and costs in 2020–2024 (2019 US dollars)

From: Comprehensive approach to costing cervical cancer prevention and control: a case study in the United Republic of Tanzania using the Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Costing (C4P) tool

Screening and treatment service

Projected number of services provided in 5 years

Financial cost per service

Economic cost per service

Screening

 VIA

4,750,216

$3.66

$5.54

 HPV-DNA testing

327,364

$9.20

$10.03

Pre-cancer

 Cryotherapy

117,549

$5.14

$7.21

 LEEP

9796

$56.79

$70.03

Cancer

 Diagnosis

73,615

$100.65

$106.60

 Chemotherapy

18,395

$292.56

$574.52

 Radiotherapy

7361

$800.21

$893.80

 Palliative care (outpatient)

9325

$7.05

$7.83

 Palliative care (inpatient)

491

$33.57

$34.36

  1. DNA deoxyribonucleic acid, HPV human papillomavirus, LEEP loop electrosurgical excision procedure, VIA visual inspection with acetic acid