Table 8.
Estimated recurrent economic costs per facility for the paper-based system compared with the NIISa at the commune health centers (n=24).
| Health facilities | Cost per facility (US $), mean (SD) | Estimated cost (US $), IQR | |
| Monthly cost of the paper system | |||
| Labor cost for health workers | 146 (15.1) | 23-155 | |
| Printing of registers and stock ledgers | 4.51 (1.7) | 4.51-4.51 | |
| Total monthly cost of the paper system | 151 (15.2) | 28-160 | |
| Monthly cost of the NIIS | |||
| Recurrent cost | 2 (1.1) | 01-03 | |
| Equipment cost | 26 (4.1) | 19-33 | |
| Labor cost for health workers | 67 (36.9) | 15-86 | |
| Total monthly cost of the NIIS | 95 (35.3) | 35-122 | |
aNIIS: National Immunization Information System.