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Table 3 Economic cost of CDSS intervention in USD, 2009-13

From: Cost of installing and operating an electronic clinical decision support system for maternal health care: case of Tanzania rural primary health centres

Cost category and items

Installation cost (2009–12)

Operation cost (2012–13)

Total cost

Percentage of total cost

Recurrent Cost

    

Transport

  

12243.02

9.6

Vehicle operation and maintenance

5743.30

5411.88

11155.19

 

Travel

529.03

558.80

1087.83

 

Personnel

5767.73

22045.65

27813.38

21.8

Training

38665.09

22777.60

61442.68

48.2

Other

  

3019.69

2.4

Supplies

1594.83

569.44

2164.27

 

Communication

855.43

-

855.43

 

Sub-total: recurrent cost

53155.40

51363.38

104518.78

82.0

Capital cost

    

Vehicle

2646.03

2646.03

5292.05

4.2

Computers

1717.54

1717.54

3435.09

2.7

Furniture

-

95.65

95.65

0.1

Facility (space and electricity)

-

96.94

96.94

0.1

CDSS software

7033.83

7033.83

14067.67

11.0

Sub-total: capital cost

11397.40

11589.98

22987.39

18.0

Total cost

64552.81

62953.36

127506.17

100

Percentage of total cost

50.6

49.4

 

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