Table 1.
General information
| Study location | Southern Province, Zambia |
| Number of districts included in analysis | 10 |
| Number of HFCAs included in final analysis | 164 |
| Geographic unit of analysis | Health facility catchment area |
| Time horizon for analysis | 2014 calendar year |
| Perspective for costing analysis | Providers (Government, MACEPA) |
| Costing approach | Bottom up (ingredients, expenditures, activities), incremental costs |
| Main currency for analysis | Zambian Kwacha (ZMW) |
| Other currency included in analysis | US$ |
| 2014 annual average exchange rate (2014 ZMW/$) | 6.39 |
| Inflation (Zambia and US) | CPI, annual average |
| Real discount rate | 3.00 % |
| Year for reporting costs | 2014 |