Strengthening primary health care at district-level in Malawi - determining the coverage, costs and benefits of community-directed interventions

Table 6 Showing a summary of direct costs of implementing intervention components in the study area

Cost items	Estimated costs according to level and arm used converted to US$^a					Total US$ for cost item (% of total)
	District	Health centre		Community
	District	Intervention	Control	Intervention	Control
1. Staff salary	138.89	74.09	74.09	–	–	287.07 (3.9)
2. Volunteer allowance	–	–	–	200.00	–	200.00 (2.7)
3. Training	270.84	145.83	–	141.66	–	558.33 (7.6)
4. Mobilization	104.16	83.34	83.34	83.34	–	354.18 (4.8)
5. Transportation	625.01	1,208.34	1,208.34	1,166.67	388.89	4,597.25 (62.7)
6. Utilities	41.67	31.25	31.25	20.84	6.95	131.96 (1.8)
7. Supervision	208.34	166.67	167.67	500.00	166.67	1,209.35 (16.5)
Totals for level/arm (% of total)	1,388.91 (18.9)	1,709.52 (23.3)	1,564.69 (21.3)	2,112.51 (28.8)	562.51 (7.7)	7,338.14 (100)

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