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. 2010 Jul 13;4(7):e745. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000745

Table 2. Financial and economic costs, and cost profiles, for an integrated NTD survey in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State.

Total financial cost (USD) % of financial cost* Total economic cost (USD) % of economic cost*
Capital costs
Vehicles 4,187 2.9% 4,504 2.7%
Communication & IT equipment 858 0.6% 906 0.6%
Accommodation equipment 378 0.3% 395 0.2%
Survey equipment 776 0.5% 1,206 0.7%
Subtotal 6,199 4.3% 7,011 4.3%
Recurrent costs
Travel 15,183 10.4% 18,688 11.4%
Vehicle fuel & maintenance 10,635 7.3% 10,635 6.5%
Accommodation & sustenance 18,188 12.5% 20,688 12.6%
Survey consumables 44,346 30.4% 44,346 26.9%
Communication 1,019 0.7% 1,019 0.6%
Personnel 50,084 34.4% 62,230 37.8%
Subtotal 139,455 95.7% 157,606 95.7%
Subtotal 145,653 164,617
Overhead (25%) 36,413 36,413
Total 182,067 201,030
Counties surveyed 5
Payams surveyed 21
Cost per county classified for implementation 40,206
Cost per payam classified for implementation 9,573

*: Proportions were calculated on the subtotal, i.e. excluding the overhead.