Table 1 Inputs for human resource analysis
Inputs | Number | Units | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
Nets | |||
HH per zonal distribution | 198 | households | Average # study HHs per zone1 |
Point distribution attendance rate | 96 % | percent | Based on distribution event attendance1 |
Percentage HHs requiring mop-up visit | 4 % | percent | Based on distribution event attendance1 |
Nets per household | 2.7 | nets | Average nets per household was 2.71 |
Self-installation rate | 74 % | percent | Mean self-installation rate 10–17 days after distribution |
Number of nets to be distributed | 5750,300 | nets | 4,810,300 from UNDP ITN Operational plan.2 TWG goal was 8,998,200, with 5,750,300 committed at time of plan publication |
% of available ITNs to be distributed to rural areas | 75 % | percent | 60 % of Zambia population is rural (2012 figure, data.worldbank.org). Assume full coverage for rural area; 50 % coverage for urban areas |
Distances | |||
Distance multiplier | 1.5 | Distances are measured using GPS coordinates. This accounts for the indirectness of roads | |
Straightline distance from clinic to community | 5.3 | km | Straightline average distance between point distribution and clinic was 5.3 km1 |
Travel distance from clinic to community | 7.9 | km | |
Times | |||
Time for introductions | 5 | min | Introduction, entry permission, fetching hh head |
Avg. travel time between HH | 11.51 | min | Mean travel-time walking from evaluation: 15.35.1 Speed calculated using average walking and cycling speeds |
Burden of carrying nets (time multiplier) | 1.25 | multiplier | Transport w/ITNs and fetching ITNs from storage |
Time to hang one net | 10 | min | Conservative estimate based on field obs |
Workday Length | 8 | h | |
Point distribution publicity CHW | 1 | Man days | Based on field observations1 |
Point distribution | 8 | h | Based on field observations1 |
Survey time | 5 | min | Basic data collection (all HH visits) |
Averate trip time fetching nets | 1.79 | h | |
CHW | |||
Number of CHWs allocated by UNDP | 6945 | CHW | 50 nets a day/CHW and 14 days to complete2 |
CHWs day per supervisor day | 22 | CHW days | Assumption |
CHWs per point distribution | 4 | CHWs | Based on field observations1 |
Average # of HHs to visit per day (D2D) | 7 | HHs | Accounts for time fetching nets |
Transport costs | |||
Average walking speed | 5.00 | km/h | Avg walking speed |
Average cycling speed | 10.00 | km/h | Avg cycling speed |
Average speed carrying nets | 8.00 | km/h | Incorporating ITN carrying multiplier |
Average # of nets distributing per day | 18 | nets | # of ITNs distributed per CHW per day (with time for one trip to storage to fetch nets) |
Average net transport capacity | 100 | nets | Maximum # of nets a CHW can transport per trip (via bicycle) |