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Table 1 Summary of activity costs included in each cost category within the ETAS study

From: Cost and community acceptability of enhanced antibiotic distribution approaches for trachoma in the Republic of South Sudan: enhancing the A in SAFE (ETAS) study protocol

Input/line item

Planning

Training

Community sensitisation

Drug transportation

Drug administration

Supervision

Surveillance

Reporting

Central administration

Capital Costs

 Buildings

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Communication and IT equipment

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Accommodation equipment

 

x

x

 

x

x

x

  

 Vehicles

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Other capital

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

Recurrent costs

 Salaried labor

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Volunteer labor

 

x

x

 

x

 

x

  

 Accommodation

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Per diem and travel allowances

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

  

 Zithromax

    

x

    

 Powder oral suspension

    

x

    

 Tetracycline eye ointment

    

x

    

 Utilities

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Personal Protective Equipment

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Security services

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Communication

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Transport/fuel

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Vehicle maintenance

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Printing

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

 Laboratory equipment

      

x

  

 Other recurrent

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x