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Table 1 Community health worker costing model parameters

From: Malaria community health workers in Myanmar: a cost analysis

Parameters

Model input

Lower value

Upper value

Economic

 Exchange rate

810

699

1000

 Discount rate

3 %

0 %

8 %

Training

 Number of trainers

2

1

3

 Number of facilitators

1

1

3

 Number of CHWs in initial training

25

10

40

 Number of days for initial training

5

3

7

 Number of CHWs active year

3

1

5

 Number of CHWs in refresher training

55

30

90

 Frequency of refresher training per year

1

0.5

2

Patient services

 Number of tests performed by CHW per year

135

20

250

 Percentage of test positivity

14 %

1 %

50 %

 Test price

0.69

0.48

0.90

 Village size

500

100

671

Monitoring and supervision

 Number of field supervision per CHW*

8

4

12

 Number of meetings in health centre per year**

12

8

12

 Percentage of attendant in monthly meetings**

80 %

50 %

100 %

CHWs incentive

 Monthly incentive

20

5

50

 Incentive for negative test

0.2

0.2

0.5

 Incentive for positive test

0.3

0.3

1

 Overhead

10 %

  
  1. * Field supervision (remote settings)
  2. ** Health centre supervision (accessible settings)