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. 2014 Jan 10;9(1):e79784. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079784

Table 3. Economic costs per site of the total cost of the intervention, cost per visit and cost per woman.

Paarl Rietvlei Umlazi Combined
Promise EBF Operational Promise EBF Operational Promise EBF Operational Promise EBF Operational
$ % % $ % % $ % % % %
A. Set-up
One off 756 756 756 2,269
Repeatable 1,727 1,460 1,790 1,585 1,457 1,321 4,974 4,366
Sub total 2,483 2 1,460 2 2,547 2 1,585 2 2,213 1 1,321 1 7,243 2 4,366 2
Average cost/woman (A) 5 3 5 3 4 3 14 8
Average cost/visit (A) 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2
B. Implementation costs
Overheads
Office rentals 6,814 4,210 17,781 28,805
vehicle insurance 989 1,714 935 3,638
Other 1,500 2,926 3,217 7,643
Sub total 9,303 9 6,329 10 8,850 7 8,354 10 21,933 14 8,987 10 40,085 10 23,671 10
Training
Ongoing 2,782 1,416 6,935 4,228 6,056 2,908 15,774 8,552
Replacement 4,303 1,654 1,073 1,073 1,971 1,443 7,347 4,170
Sub total 7,085 6 3,070 5 8,008 6 5,301 7 8,027 5 4,352 5 23,121 6 12,723 5
Peer support
Personnel 21,635 21,635 25,962 25,962 31,283 31,283 78,881 78,881
Communication 2,120 2,225 2,544 2,682 3,078 3,624 7,743 8,532
Travel - - 1,495 1,495 1,262 1,262 2,757 2,757
Materials 293 188 151 13 1,763 1,217 2,207 1,418
Household incentive 4,133 - 4,632 - 4,801 - 13,566
Subtotal 28,181 26 24,049 37 34,785 28 30,153 36 42,187 26 37,386 43 105,153 27 91,588 39
Peer support supervision
Personnel 52,201 22,003 54,950 22,003 68,122 22,003 175,274 66,008
Vehicle maintenance 2,400 2,400 8,809 8,809 3,201 3,201 14,410 14,410
Communication 1,059 660 1,059 660 1,276 745 3,393 2,066
Office supplies 4,529 4,529 3,954 4,277 9,996 9,996 18,480 18,802
Capital 1,795 949 2,256 1,458 2,444 874 6,495 3,281
Sub-total 61,985 57 30,542 47 71,029 57 37,207 45 85,039 53 36,819 41 218,053 55 104,567 44
Total (B) 106,555 98 63,990 99 122,671 98 81,015 98 157,187 99 87,544 99 386,413 98 232,548 98
Average cost/woman (B) 203 122 234 154 299 167 736 443
Average cost/visit (B) 47 28 54 36 69 38 170 102
Total (A+B) 109,038 100 65,450 100 125,218 100 82,600 100 159,400 100 88,865 100 393,656 100 236,914 100
Average cost/woman (A+B) 208 125 205 135 272 151 228 137
Average cost/visit (A+B) 48 29 52 34 58 32 52 32