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Table 2 Costs for outpatient consultations, home visits and treatment supervision in USD

From: Cost of three models of care for drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Nigeria

Cost Component

DOT 1

DOT 2

DOT 3

Average (%)

Monthly clinic visits

 Salary costs

16.49

11.33

3.25

10.36 (64)

 Overhead

3.1

1.95

0.63

1.89 (12)

 Transport

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16 (19)

 Other costs^

1.76

0.16

0.49

0.80 (5)

 Total

24.51

16.60

7.53

16.21 (100)

DOT at DOT Center – Intensive phase

 Salary costs

0.88

0.58

1.17

0.88 (20)

 Overhead

0.15

0.51

0.23

0.30 (7)

 Transport

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16 (71)

 Other costs^

0

0.15

0.2

0.12 (3)

 Total

4.19

4.40

4.76

4.45 (100)

DOT at DOT Center – Continuation phase

 Salary costs

0.88

0.58

1.17

0.88 (20)

 Overhead

0.15

0.51

0.23

0.33 (7)

 Transport

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16 (71)

 Other costsa

0

0.15

0.2

0.12 (3)

 Total

4.19

4.40

4.76

4.45 (100)

Home visit by DOT Officer – Intensive Phase

 Salary costs (visit)

4.03

 

2.34

3.19 (28)

 Salary costs (travel time)

4.03

 

3.50

3.77 (34)

 Transport

3.16

 

3.16

3.16 (28)

 Other costsa

1.60

 

0.59

1.10 (10)

 Total

12.82

NA+

9.59

11.21 (100)

Home visit by DOT Officer – Continuation Phase

 Salary costs (visit)

4.03

 

2.34

3.19 (29)

 Salary costs (travel time)

4.03

 

3.50

3.77 (34)

 Transport

3.16

 

3.16

3.16 (28)

 Other costsa

1.60

 

0.40

1.00 (9)

 Total

12.85

NAb

9.40

11.13 (100)

Home visit by DRTB Focal Person

 Salary costs (visit)

6.28

  

6.28 (19)

 Salary costs (travel time)

20.94

  

20.94 (65)

 Transport

3.16

  

3.16 (10)

 Other costsa

1.93

  

1.93 (6)

 Total

32.32

NA+

NA+

32.32 (100)

Home visit by TBL Supervisor

 Salary costs (visit)

2.01

2.01

2.09

2.04 (20)

 Salary costs (travel time)

4.03

4.03

6.28

4.78 (46)

 Transport

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16 (31)

 Other costsa

1.03

0.09

0

0.37 (4)

 Total

10.23

9.29

11.53

10.35 (100)

Quarterly State Team Home visit

 Salary costs (visit)

163.4

48.61

214.04

142.02 (76)

 Salary costs (travel time)

0c

81.03

26.76

35.93 (19)

 Transport

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16 (2)

 Other costsa

10.04

0.09

4.94

5.02 (3)

 Total

176.60

132.89

248.90

186.13 (100)

Consilium Meeting

 Salary

58.48

26.81

49.51

44.93 (75)

 Allowances

0

9.04

20.1

9.71 (16)

 Catering

0

5.42

0

1.81 (3)

 Other costsa

10.13

0

0

3.38 (6)

 Total

68.61

41.27

69.61

59.83 (100)

  1. DRTB drug resistant tuberculosis, NA not available, TBL tuberculosis and leprosy
  2. aOther costs include the cost of supplies such as gloves, face masks, N-95 respirators, hand sanitizer, syringes and needles and spirit swabs
  3. bNo available data for DOT Officer and DR-TB Focal Person during the data collection exercise in their states
  4. cIt was not possible to separate travel time from visit time; therefore both are captured under Salary costs (visit)