Table 4

Cost and efficiency of sex worker programmes in fiscal year 2002–2003.
Programme number*
 Number of sex workers provided services
 Total number of contacts with sex workers
 Total economic cost
 Percent of economic cost
 Cost per sex worker provided services
 Cost per sex worker contact






INR
 US$
 Personnel
 Recurrent goods
 Recurrent services
 Rentals
 Capital goods
 INR
 US$
 INR
 US$
10
 4690
 12477
 1040254
 21493
 46.9
 19.6
 24.3
 5.8
 3.5
 221.8
 4.58
 83.4
 1.72
8
 6379
 57077
 1969785
 40698
 34.1
 41.4
 20.5
 2.8
 1.2
 308.8
 6.38
 34.5
 0.71
11
 2156
 18358
 725710
 14994
 36.6
 27.4
 28.1
 5.8
 2.1
 336.6
 6.95
 39.5
 0.82
5
 3847
 9953
 1327582
 27429
 33.1
 37.6
 22.0
 4.5
 2.7
 345.1
 7.13
 133.4
 2.76
9
 2552
 26976
 1482412
 30628
 32.2
 39.0
 23.6
 3.2
 2.0
 580.9
 12.00
 55.0
 1.14
12
 1970
 14327
 1278085
 26407
 35.9
 45.0
 14.3
 3.6
 1.1
 648.8
 13.40
 89.2
 1.84
7
 2336
 18920
 1526201
 31533
 32.4
 37.4
 24.0
 3.9
 2.3
 653.3
 13.50
 80.7
 1.67
2
 1229
 8867
 812295
 16783
 45.4
 30.3
 18.9
 4.9
 0.6
 660.9
 13.66
 91.6
 1.89
4
 1350
 22766
 930607
 19228
 36.2
 32.3
 26.9
 3.9
 0.8
 689.3
 14.24
 40.9
 0.84
15
 1442
 13064
 1065021
 22005
 27.3
 52.3
 14.8
 4.5
 1.1
 738.6
 15.26
 81.5
 1.68
1
 2102
 10833
 1605711
 33176
 29.2
 52.0
 13.3
 4.1
 1.4
 763.9
 15.78
 148.2
 3.06
3
 803
 4931
 673355
 13912
 45.4
 24.3
 24.2
 4.9
 1.1
 838.5
 17.33
 136.6
 2.82
13
 1274
 9043
 1089778
 22516
 34.5
 33.9
 26.2
 3.9
 1.5
 855.4
 17.67
 120.5
 2.49
6
 915
 10568
 822442
 16993
 38.7
 36.8
 18.2
 4.4
 1.9
 898.8
 18.57
 77.8
 1.61
14
 896
 7207
 1226620
 25343
 27.6
 44.5
 22.6
 3.8
 1.4
 1369.0
 28.29
 170.2
 3.52
Total
 33941
 245367
 17575858
 363138
 34.7
 38.4
 21.1
 4.1
 1.7
 517.8
 10.70
 71.6
 1.48

* Programmes arranged in increasing order of cost per sex worker provided services in fiscal year 2002–2003.

Dandona et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:98   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-98