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. 2015 May 22;31(2):205–216. doi: 10.1093/heapol/czv042

Table 3.

Valuation of CHW input

Valuation method
 Monthly proxy salary rate
 Hourly proxy salary rate
 Monthly work value based on (a) CHW activities in last 2 weeks (b) CHW-estimated work time in last 2 weeks and (c) reported workload during last year, respectively
USDa USD USD
Median (range)
Replacement cost—observed proxy, public sector salary rate (2011/12) 53.8 0.36b

  • a: 3.4 (0–13.2)

  • b: 6.2 (0–74.3)

  • c: 6.9 (0.9–20.4)
Median (range) Median (range)
Replacement cost—declared proxy, CHW sample (n = 44) 40.5 (2.0–101.2) 0.48c (0.04–2.3)

  • a: 2.8 (0–24.2)

  • b: 5.8 (0–135.0)

  • c: 12.2 (0.2–38.2)
Opportunity cost—observed proxy, wage rate of alternative work opportunities in the communities (n = 36) 60.7 (10.2–364.5) 0.31d (0.05–1.9)

  • a: 2.9 (0–11.5)

  • b: 5.4 (0–64.8)

  • c: 6.0 (0.8–17.8)
Opportunity cost—observed proxy, estimated income CHW sample (n = 40) 50.1 (1.8–1127.6) 0.25e (0.02–4.0)

  • a: 1.4 (0–34.3)

  • b: 2.2 (0–416.3)

  • c: 4.1 (0.4–168.8)

a 1 USD = 2470 UGX (average 2012 exchange rate)

b Official work hours in public service: 40 h/week*48 weeks/year

c CHW median estimate of reasonable weekly CHW workload: 18 h/week (range 4–49)*52 weeks/year

d 45 h/week*52 weeks/year

e CHW median estimate of working hours per week, non-CHW activities: 45 h/week (range 12–74)*52 weeks/year