Table 4

Breakdown of total volunteers' recurrent costs (US$)





Cost per patient per 8-month course





Functions of volunteers
Total reported cost
Min
Max
Median
Mean

Tracing patients
169
0
44.80
1.10
0.40
Visiting the TC
152
0.30
17.60
1.50
0.40
Meeting PPs
39
0
8.80
0.20
0.10
Monthly meeting at the TC
148
0.90
18.90
1.40
0.40

TOTAL VOLUNTEER COSTS
508
2.70
65.10
7.00
1.30

Volunteer costs are presented across their main functions.

Note 1: Medians per patient per 8-month course are given for each volunteer activity separately; therefore the total in the medians column is not the sum of median costs.

Karki et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:84   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-84