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Table 3 Unit costs for "V" materials, organized by client facing, brand ambassadors, and AGYW

From: Early implementation learnings on acceptability and feasibility of “V”: a multi-level PrEP intervention designed with and for adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe

Level

V materials#

Unit

Budget and implementation notes

Clinic:

Client facing

Educational flipcharts

$9.29

Budgeted 12–15 per clinic

HCW training manual

$21.33

Budgeted 5 per clinic

Posters (clinics, community)

$3.64

Budgeted 10/clinic; plus, digital posters for BAs

T-shirts for HCWs

$8.50

Budgeted 2 T-shirts/HCW, 6 HCW/clinic

Brand Ambassador

Ambassador toolkit/guide

$3.45

Budgeted 16–20 per clinic

Ambassador certificates

$0.99

Budgeted 6 per clinic

T-shirts for ambassadors

$8.50

Budgeted 2 T-shirts per BA, 2 BA per clinic

Educational pamphlet

$0.22

Varied by clinic volume (use by BAs and HCW)

Ambassador data bundle

$10.00

Budgeted per ambassador per month

V parties (refreshment)

$1.00

$1/AGYW, $15/party (in-person only); 1 party/week

V parties (airtime)

$1.00

$1/AGYW airtime for virtual attendance (online only)

AGYW Initiating PrEP

(Starter Kit)

FAQ insert^

$0.91

Highly rated, universally well-liked IEC material

Pill Case*^

$4.20

Highest rated among all V materials

Makeup Bag*^

$2.35

Consider multiple color options

Pill Box

$0.56

Consider dropping in scale up

Reminder Sticker^

$0.15

Consider dropping in scale up

Kitting*

$0.35

Cost to procure bundled kit (pill case, makeup bag)

  1. BA  Brand Ambassador, FAQ  frequently asked questions, HCW  healthcare worker, IEC  information, education, and communication
  2. *Procured for volume of 10,000 kits; #Printed materials include 20% buffer for wastage
  3. ^Ranked most essential and useful by AGYW in Zimbabwe