Table 3.

Cost summary for soil-transmitted helminth infection surveys in two evaluation units (EUs) in Gampaha district

Item	Description	Expenditure (US$)
		Inland EU	Coastal EU
Consumables and reagents	Kato-Katz kits, microscope slides, gloves, face masks, plastic containers with lid, lysol, malachite green	731.07	810.80
Personnel	Allowances and subsistence for technical officers, laboratory assistants, research assistants, consultants	2033.62	1894.27
Logistics	Transport, fuel	1341.00	1443.08
	Incidental expenses (consent form preparation and printing, communication costs)	157.14	119.61
	Institutional review board approvals		7.69
	University administration charges	746.21	792.54
Total		5009.04	5,068.00