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Table 5 Cost of data collection over 12 days

From: Comparing time and motion methods to study personnel time in the context of a family planning supply chain intervention in Senegal

Role

# hours worked

Time (hours)2

Cost (USD)

Unit cost (USD)

CO

ST

CO

ST

CO (per day)

ST (per sheet)

Observer 1

60

50

10

$569.83

$113.96

$71.23

$14.25

Observer 2

54

45

9

$512.82

$102.56

$85.47

$20.51

Driver1

60

30

30

$341.50

$341.50

$24.39

$24.39

Total

174

125

49

$1 424.15

$558.02

$181.09

$59.15

  1. 1Includes driver’s daily rate, other transport costs, gas, and vehicle mileage
  2. 2Includes time spent travelling to and from health facilities from Dakar