Costs of a successful public-private partnership for TB control in an urban setting in Nepal

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Breakdown of total volunteers' recurrent costs (US$)

				Cost per patient per 8-month course
Functions of volunteers	Total reported cost	Min	Max	Median	Mean
Tracing patients	169	0	44.80	1.10	0.40
Visiting the TC	152	0.30	17.60	1.50	0.40
Meeting PPs	39	0	8.80	0.20	0.10
Monthly meeting at the TC	148	0.90	18.90	1.40	0.40
TOTAL VOLUNTEER COSTS	508	2.70	65.10	7.00	1.30

Volunteer costs are presented across their main functions.
Note 1: Medians per patient per 8-month course are given for each volunteer activity separately; therefore the total in the medians column is not the sum of median costs.

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