Table 3.
Summary of cost measures and associated data sources
| Cost type | Elements | Data sources |
|---|---|---|
| Start-up | Training materials: training expenses (trainer fees, staff time spent in training) | Project expense reports; project staff/civil service salaries |
| Implementation | Ongoing training expenses; technical assistance support, facility committee meetings, fidelity monitoring; community outreach | Project expense reports |
| Personnel | Time/salaries of healthcare personnel, laboratory personnel, supervisors, and administrative staff | TDABC observations, staff interviews, civil service salaries |
| Patient | Transportation expenses; other out-of-pocket expenses, including childcare; time losses | Patient surveys, local average wages |
| Supplies | Consumables such as acetic acid, CO2 or N2O refrigerant gas, specula, anesthesia, equipment maintenance; transportation costs | Clinic and project expense reports; MoH records |
| Capital | Liger thermal ablator; cryotherapy machine; laboratory equipment; vehicles | Clinic and project expense reports; MoH records |
| Overhead | Utilities; clinic maintenance | Study clinic records and expense reports; staff interviews |