Table 4.
Costs equivalent to USD in 2010 for index case search strategy in India and Nepal
| India$(USD) | Nepal(USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training |
109 (4%) |
259 (6%) |
| Personnel |
832 (32%) |
2656 (65%) |
| Transport |
1630 (62%) |
1202 (29%) |
| rK39 kits |
47 (2%) |
0 (0%) |
| Total cost |
2622 |
4117 |
| - cost per new case detected |
1311 |
-- |
| - cost per household searched |
3 |
4 |
| -cost per index case search | 97 | 91 |
Figures in parenthesis are% of total cost (Bangladesh did not implement index case strategy).
$ Twenty-seven out of 36 index case search where 2 new cases were identified from 950 households are included in the cost analysis.