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Table 1 Costs and % change in costs per Items from round 1 to 6 of MTaT

From: Community-based intermittent mass testing and treatment for malaria in an area of high transmission intensity, western Kenya: development of study site infrastructure and lessons learned

Cost items (in USD)

R1 cost USD

R2 cost USD

% (R1–R2)a

R3 cost USD

% (R2–R3)

R4 cost USD

% (R3–R4)

R5 cost USD

% (R4–R5)

R6 cost USD

% (R5–R6)

% (R1–R6)

Personnel

61,936

57,053

7.90

52,667

7.70

59,504

− 13.00

59,504

0.00

52,667

11.50

15.00

Transport

23,625

22,275

5.70

23,250

− 4.40

9231

60.30

8444

8.50

4875

42.30

79.40

Trainings

15,600

18,000

− 15.40

11,700

35.00

11,700

0.00

3000

74.40

7694

− 156.50

50.70

Community mobilization

2190

2190

0.00

2190

0.00

2190

0.00

2190

0.00

2190

0.00

0.00

Supplies (drugs, shipment, ITNS etc.)

15,000

10,000

33.30

10,000

0.00

5000

50.00

5000

0.00

5,000

0.00

66.70

Communications

1000

1000

0.00

1000

0.00

1000

0.00

1000

0.00

875

12.50

12.50

Total

119,351

110,518

7.4

100,807

8.8

88,625

12.1

79,138

10.7

73,301

7.4

38.6

  1. aPositive percentage difference represents savings, negative represents increased costs