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Table 1 Average facility-level inputs, outputs, and costs per outputa

From: The efficiency of routine infant immunization services in six countries: a comparison of methods

Outcome

Benin

Ghana

Honduras

Moldova

Uganda

Zambia

Number of facilities in sample

45

50

71

50

49

51

Service delivery costb (000 s)

5.55 (2.21)

12.4 (7.83)

7.66 (8.85)

3.72 (7.47)

4.70 (5.75)

19.0 (11.1)

Total costc (000 s)

18.0 (9.53)

17.9 (11.7)

13.4 (19.0)

4.27 (8.82)

8.00 (11.0)

27.9 (20.7)

DTP3b

601 (417)

321 (306)

105 (200)

30.8 (73.9)

298 (667)

702 (904)

Doses

6540 (4210)

2930 (2940)

1420 (3140)

313 (773)

2890 (5790)

6880 (10100)

Service delivery cost per DTP3

12.3 (6.7)

82.6 (130)

165 (154)

191 (131)

28.8 (21.1)

52.7 (40.7)

Total cost per DTP3

35.2 (15.7)

106 (137)

223 (169)

210 (135)

40.1 (20.9)

64.9 (40.9)

Service delivery cost per dose

1.11 (0.705)

9.77 (15.2)

12.2 (10.1)

16.7 (8.16)

3.52 (3.98)

5.75 (4.2)

Total cost per dose

3.16 (1.33)

12 (15.7)

16.6 (10.3)

18.5 (8.24)

4.69 (4.08)

7.07 (4.23)

  1. aResults estimated from analysis of the cleaned pooled dataset of 316 sites. Values in parentheses represent sample standard deviation. All estimates adjusted for survey weighting. All costs reported in 2011 USD
  2. bOutcomes used in main analysis
  3. cTotal costs include site-level service delivery costs (staff salaries, per diems, volunteer incentives, transport, buildings, utilities, equipment, and non-vaccine consumables) as well as vaccines and vaccine supplies [23]