Table 4.
Breakdown of total volunteers' recurrent costs (US$)
Cost per patient per 8-month course | |||||
Functions of volunteers | Total reported cost | Min | Max | Median | Mean |
Tracing patients | 169 | 0 | 44.80 | 1.10 | 0.40 |
Visiting the TC | 152 | 0.30 | 17.60 | 1.50 | 0.40 |
Meeting PPs | 39 | 0 | 8.80 | 0.20 | 0.10 |
Monthly meeting at the TC | 148 | 0.90 | 18.90 | 1.40 | 0.40 |
TOTAL VOLUNTEER COSTS | 508 | 2.70 | 65.10 | 7.00 | 1.30 |
Volunteer costs are presented across their main functions.
Note 1: Medians per patient per 8-month course are given for each volunteer activity separately; therefore the total in the medians column is not the sum of median costs.