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Table 4 Rural Laboratory Sample Transport Parameters

From: Estimating the cost of cervical cancer screening in five developing countries

 

India

Kenya

Peru

South Africa

Thailand

Sources

Total Population

1,002,708,291

30,310,235

27,012,899

42,351,345

62,352,043

(1)

Women 35–39

32,872,209

660,717

867,291

1,420,154

2,557,418

(2)

Percent of Women Age 35

0.656

0.436

0.642

0.671

0.820

 

Land Area (sq km)

2,973,190

569,140

1,280,000

1,221,040

510,890

(1)

Rural Population (% of total)

72.343

66.631

27.232

43.132

80.171

(1)

Roads, total network (km)

3,319,644

63,941.5

72,900

362,099

64,600

(1)

Roads, paved (% of total roads)

45.7

12.1

12.8

20.3

97.5

(1)

Annual HPV DNA Samples processed by HPV Lab equivalent per year

21,600

21,600

21,600

21,600

21,600

 

Samples processed by Cytology Lab equivalent per year

28,800

28,800

28,800

28,800

28,800

 

Average speed on Paved Road (km/hr)

90

90

90

90

90

(3)

Average speed on Unpaved Road (km/hr)

45

45

45

45

45

(3)

Driver Yearly Salary (I$)

6,675.33

10,661.03

2,665.93

10,661.03

3,881.02

(4)

Work Hours Per Year

2,300

2,400

2,400

2,100

2,500

(4)

Gasoline Cost per km (I$)

0.12

0.12

0.1

0.12

0.11

(4)

Monthly Maintenance (I$)

250.65

250.65

250.65

250.65

250.65

(4)

Cost of Vehicle (I$)

19,935.33

19,935.33

19,935.33

19,935.33

19,935.33

(4)

Depreciation Annuity Factor

7.7861

7.7861

7.7861

7.7861

7.7861

(4)

Cervical Cytology Laboratory

      

   Density of Screen Eligible Women (per sq km)

1.600

0.155

0.037

0.100

0.802

 

   Lab Area (sq km)

17,994.517

186,148.471

780,578.700

286,901.656

35,895.338

 

   Driving Length (km)

313.446

1,008.143

2,064.433

1,251.581

442.702

 

   Driving Time (hrs)

5.374

21.048

42.940

24.990

5.042

 

HPV DNA Laboratory

      

   Density of Screen Eligible Women (per sq km)

1.600

0.155

0.037

0.100

0.802

 

   Lab Area (sq km)

13,495.888

13,9611.353

585,434.025

215,176.242

26,921.504

 

   Driving Length (km)

271.452

873.078

1,787.851

1,083.901

383.391

 

   Driving Time (hrs)

4.654

18.228

37.187

21.642

4.366

 
  1. (1) World Bank's World Development Indicators; (2) US Census Bureau's International Data Base – country-specific estimates; (3) International Center for Tropical Agriculture and World Bank; (4) WHO-CHOICE