Cost and Resource Use of Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Urban and Semiurban Public Sectors of South Africa

Outpatient ART provision in the semiurban setting cost the same as in the urban setting, but inpatient costs are higher in the semiurban clinic because of longer hospitalizations. Cost in both clinics was highest in the first 3 months on ART and at CD4 cell counts <50 cells/μL.