Table 4.

Cost input data.

Cost parameters	Unit cost (MYR)	Range (MYR)¶	Distributions§
Chest X-ray
Capital	5.12
Personnel	31.56
Consumables	3.59
Total Cost for Chest X-Ray	40.27
Sputum AFB
Capital	3.18
Personnel	5.07
Consumables	8.13
Total Cost for SAFB	16.38
Asymptomatic screening
Cost for chest X-ray	40.27	30.20–50.34	Gamma
Total	40.27
Symptomatic screening
Cost for chest X-ray	40.27	30.20–50.34	Gamma
Cost for SAFB	16.38	12.29–20.48	Gamma
Total	56.65

SAFB, Sputum for Acid Fast Bacilli.

^¶The cost parameters values are varied by ±25%.

^§All cost parameters are assigned with gamma distributions, which is the best practice. Gamma distribution is considered with parameters that have skewed distribution. It confined only to positive values and thus, is used in representing uncertainty for cost parameters.