Table 4.
Recruitment Strategy | Recruitment costsa | Incremental costsb | Effects: # Enrolled | Incremental Effects: # Enrolled | Incremental costs per # enrolled |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reactive: Radio | $1078 | - - | 6 | - - | Referent |
Reactive: Newspaper | $1276 | $198 | 25 | 19 | $10 |
Proactive: Informal Settings | $1834 | $558 | 104 | 79 | $7 |
Proactive: Formal Settings | $2850 | $986 | 152 | 48 | $21 |
Reactive: Flyer | $4971 | $2121 | 7 | - - | Dominated c |
Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Incremental costs (and effects) are calculated as the difference between a less expensive strategy and the next most expensive alternative.
Dominated indicates that the recruitment strategy costs more and is less effective and therefore would not be considered a viable strategy.