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Table 2 Quantitative Data Sources

From: Surgical ambulance referrals in sub-Saharan Africa – financial costs and coping strategies at district hospitals in Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia

Data Element

Source

Numbers (lists) of cases referred

Referral registers, ward registers

Numbers of ambulance trips

Vehicle log books, administrative records, referral registers, interviews (estimates)

Distances covered

Vehicle log books, Google Maps

Fuel consumption

Fuel register, fuel ledger, interviews (estimates), annual financial reports

Vehicle maintenance costs and taxes

Annual financial reports, administrative records

Costs of allowances

Annual financial reports, administrative records