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Table 6 Patient Time Costs in Economies with High Informal Sector Employment

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

 

India

Kenya

Peru

South Africa

Thailand

Sources

Cost Inputs

      

   Average Formal Sector Wage Rates (I$/hr)

0.48

1.94

2.26

9.90

2.59

(1)

   Women's Formal Employment As Percentage of Women's Non-Agricultural Employment

0.14

0.17

0.42

0.42

0.46

(2)

   Average Minimum Wage Rate (I$/hr)

0.27

0.52

1.49

1.10

1.16

(3)

Average Hourly Time Value

      

   Formal Sector Only Patient Time Value (I$/hr)

0.07

0.33

0.95

4.16

1.19

 

   Weighted Average Patient Time Value (I$/hr)

0.30

0.76

1.81

4.80

1.82

 

Value of Time Traveling to, Waiting for, and Attending Cervical Cancer Screening

      

   1-way Travel Time (mins)

30

110

30

48

15

(4)

   Wait Time (health clinic) (mins)

60

90

25

111

30

(4)

   Appointment Time (mins)

15

15

15

15

15

(5)

    Total Cost (Formal Sector Only) (I$)

0.16

1.79

1.58

15.39

1.49

 

    Total Cost (Formal and Informal Sector) (I$)

0.68

4.12

3.02

17.76

2.28

 
  1. (1) US Department of Commerce country-specific estimates; (2) International Labour Organization; (3) US Department of Labor country-specific estimates, SalaryExpert, World Bank's World Development Indicators; (4) Primary country-specific data from demonstration projects; (5) Expert Panel standardization assumptions
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