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. 2007 May 18;7:84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-7-84

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.