Table 3.
Cost estimated per sampling scheme, per person night of sampling over fifteen months by both CBC and experienced parallel surveillance QA teams
| Estimated parameter | Description | Number of units for CBCs | Number of units for supervised collections | Cost/Unit (KES) | CBCs $(KES) | QA teams $(KES) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel costs | Entomology technician | 1 for 15 months | 2 for 15 months | 175,000 | 26,250 (2,625,000) | 52,500 (5,250,000) |
| Driver | 1 for 15 months | 1 for 15 months | 75,000 | 1,125 (112,5,00) | 11,250 (1,125,000) | |
| Casual workers | – | 4 for 15 months | 5,000 | – | 3,000 (300,000) | |
| CBCs | 8 for 15 months | – | 10,000 | 12,000 (1,200,000) | – | |
| Per diem costs | Entomology technician | – | 2 for 15 months | 35,000 | – | 10,500 (1,050,000) |
| Driver | – | 1 for 15 months | 21,000 | – | 3,150 (315,000) | |
| Equipment cost | Solar charging system | 8 systems | – | 58,074 | 4645.9 (464,592) | – |
| Light traps | 24 | 20 | 11,200 | 2,688 (268,800) | – | |
| Light trap batteries | – | 20 | 5,353 | – | 1,070.6 (107,060) | |
| Tablets | 8 | 2 | 13,000 | 1,040 (104,000) | -260 (26,000) | |
| Transport and vehicle maintenance costs | Cost per kilometre | 420 per month | 660 km per month | 75 | 4,725 (472,500) | 7,425 (742,500) |
| Total expenditures | 52,473.9 (5,247,390) | 91,395.6 (9,139,560) | ||||
| Number of sampling efforts | 5735 | 1024 | ||||
| Cost per collection effort | 9.1 (910) | 89.3 (8,925.3) |