Table IV.
Costs Per Capita of Home-Based vs. Event-Based Testing in Ugandan Lake Victoria Islands
Home-Based Testing | Event-Based Testing | |
---|---|---|
Item | US$ | US$ |
Salaries | 8.98 | 8.37 |
Per-diems | 17.97 | 16.57 |
Transport | 6.95 | 10.9 |
Test kits | 2.67 | 2.67 |
De-worming tablets | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Bednets | 3 | 3 |
Water guard tablets | 3.65 | 3.65 |
Other (e.g., rain jackets) | 1.67 | 1.63 |
Total per-test cost | 45.09 | 46.99 |