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Table 1 Cost of the intervention using CHW supervisors compared to GIS team of PIH/IMB

From: Leveraging community health worker system to map a mountainous rural district in low resource setting: a low-cost approach to expand use of geographic information systems for public health

Cost category

Items counted in costing

Mapping by CHW supervisors

Mapping by GIS team of PIH/IMB

USD

%

USD

%

Trainings and orientation

Training manual, room, training materials, meals, refreshment, transport and certificates

4,335

15%

72

0%

Data collection and mapping

Salary GIS coordinator and assistant, hiring GIS assistant, salary CHW supervisors/5 days, transport (vehicle, fuel, and driver), motorcycle rental, meals, communication, accommodation, software (one year license of Arc GIS), laptops, rain coats, GPS devices*

20,166

68%

54,988

91%

Validation (sector & district levels)

Transport, per diem, meals, refreshment, printing

3,345

11%

3,397

6%

Dissemination

Printing, lamination, transport and per diem

1,846

6%

1,655

3%

Total

 

29,692

100%

60,112

100%

  1. *GPS devices which were shared by the mappers.