Table 4 Cost profiles per diagnostic strategy
| Â | Clinical | Microscopy | RDT |
|---|---|---|---|
a. Catchment | 28528 | 82434 | 35260 |
b. Visits | 6520 | 10460 | 6685 |
Utilisation rate (b/a) | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.19 |
Costs (US$) | |||
Diagnostic Technique | 0 | 11,611 | 10,302 |
Personnel | 14,899 | 55,347 | 15,828 |
Personnel (extra time) | 0 | 0 | 490 |
Capital (Routine – not unique to malaria) | 678 | 7,136 | 625 |
Capital (Laboratory- diagnosis specific) | 0 | 1,054 | - |
Overheads | 2,287 | 10,956 | 4,293 |
Total Cost | 17,864 | 86,103 | 31,508 |
Unit cost per type of resource | |||
Diagnostic Technique | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
Personnel | 0.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 |
Personnel (extra time) | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
Capital (Routine) | 0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Capital (Laboratory*) | 0 | 0.1 | - |
Overheads | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 |
Cost per visit | 2.7 | 8.2 | 4.7 |