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Table 2 Breakdown of cost categories used to analyse the ACF strategies

From: Tuberculosis active case finding in Cambodia: a pragmatic, cost-effectiveness comparison of three implementation models

Costing Category

Description

Staff salaries

Staff hired specifically for the project.

Per diem payments

All per diems payments for project related scoping, training and field trips. Usually per diems cover all food, accommodation and travel and CENAT supply a lower rate for travel local within Phnom Penh than overnight stays away.

Trainings and meetings

All training sessions and meetings required for the ACF program, including room hire, materials and preparation.

Equipment

Equipment for each program was listed and compared to the resources CENAT currently has access to; any additional equipment (eg: generators) was costed for.

Transport

Staff, patients or sputum sample transport related to diagnosis of TB.

Consumables

Consumables included items such as petrol, testing materials (X-ray film, GeneXpert cartridges, microscopy reagents) and mobile phone credit.