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Breakdown of total volunteers' recurrent costs (US$) |
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| Cost per patient per 8-month course |
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| Functions of volunteers |
Total reported cost |
Min |
Max |
Median |
Mean |
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| 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 |
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| TOTAL VOLUNTEER COSTS |
508 |
2.70 |
65.10 |
7.00 |
1.30 |
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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 |
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