Table 1 Provider costs
Cost item | Details | Cost (US$) |
|---|---|---|
Variable costs | ||
 Staffing | ||
  Supervisor (direct counsellor support) | Bi-weekly supervision over 9 months | 562.76 |
  Supervisor (fidelity checks) | 5 h per week over 9 months | 25,973.53 |
 Manuals, tools, flyers | ||
  Screening tool | 1 per person screened | 0.10 |
  Substance misuse flyer | 1 per person accepting intervention | 0.08 |
  MI manual | 1 per person receiving MI | 0.34 |
  PST manual | 1 per person receiving MI-PST | 2.00 |
Fixed costs | ||
 Staffing | ||
  Counsellors | 5 staff employed over 9 months | 25,973.53 |
 Supplies | ||
  Pens | 10 per counsellor | 0.46 |
  Clipboards | 1 per counsellor | 1.54 |
  Tape recorders (fidelity checks) | 1 per counsellor | 115.44 |
  Tapes (fidelity checks) | Amount used over 9 months | 346.31 |
 Capital (annuitized using 3% discount rate) | ||
  Counselling room | 1 room in each emergency department | 220.26 |
  Furniture | Desk and 2 chairs in each room | 285.08 |
  Counsellor training | 45 h’ training including screening, MI and PST | 425.11 |