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Table 1 Annual economic cost of school-based IPT by major cost components (see additional file for breakdown of costs)

From: Costs and cost-effectiveness of delivering intermittent preventive treatment through schools in western Kenya

Major cost components

Annual Cost (US$)

% of total

SET-UP COSTS

  

Equipment

3,543

2.6

Salaries (opportunity costs)

5,019

3.6

Per diems

5,275

3.8

Stationary

425

0.3

Fuel

133

0.1

Insurance/maintenance

25

0.0

Accommodation and food

3,846

2.8

Total set-up costs

18,266

13.2

RECURRENT COSTS

  

Drugs

53,298

38.4

Stationary

2,498

1.8

Other consumables

2,044

1.5

Total consumables

57,840

41.7

Salaries (opportunity costs)

40,763

29.4

Incentives

1,217

0.9

Per diems

3,526

2.5

Total Personnel

45,506

32.8

Fuel

4,324

3.1

Insurance/maintenance

1,056

0.8

Local travel reimbursement

6,360

4.6

Total Transport

11,740

8.5

Accommodation and food

5,363

3.9

Other

124

0.1

Total recurrent costs

120,573

86.8

Total

138,839

100