Table 5.
Monetary estimates of community health worker (CHW) contributions by facility type and population density for a 14-day study period and per month (all values in US$)
| CHWs | Directly shifted value | Added value | Total value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total* | Per CHW* | Total | Per CHW | Total | Per CHW | Projected monthly value | ||
| Facility type | ||||||||
| Hospital | 11 | $ 357 | $ 32 | $ 311 | $ 28 | $ 668 | $ 61 | $ 121 |
| Health center | 4 | $ 80 | $ 20 | $ 100 | $ 25 | $ 180 | $ 45 | $ 90 |
| Dispensary | 2 | $ 26 | $ 13 | $ 135 | $ 67 | $ 160 | $ 80 | $ 160 |
| Population density | ||||||||
| Densely populated | 5 | $ 149 | $ 30 | $ 106 | $ 21 | $ 255 | $ 51 | $ 102 |
| Mid-populated | 4 | $ 105 | $ 26 | $ 153 | $ 38 | $ 258 | $ 64 | $ 1 |
| Sparsely populated | 8 | $ 210 | $ 26 | $ 286 | $ 36 | $ 496 | $ 62 | $ 124 |
| Total | 17 | $ 463 | $ 27 | $ 545 | $ 32 | $ 1008 | $ 59 | $ 119 |
*Discounted for assumed time inefficiency of a CHW completing a task compared to a clinician.