Table 2 Distribution of program cost for group prenatal care (GPC) in Bangladesh
From: Cost of introducing group prenatal care (GPC) in Bangladesh: a supply-side perspective
Cost parameters | Amount of cost | % of cost items by start-up and implementation cost | % of total program cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
BDT | USD | |||
Start-up cost | ||||
Capital cost | ||||
Medical equipment cost (e.g., weight machine) | 2622 | 33.6 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
Non-medical equipment cost (e.g., computer) | 37,098 | 475.6 | 13.1 | |
BCC materials (e.g., flipchart) | 850 | 10.9 | 0.3 | |
Recurrent cost | ||||
Stationeries (e.g., pen, pencil) | 1460 | 18.7 | 0.5 | 20.5 |
Utilities (e.g., electricity, gas bill) | 2096 | 26.9 | 0.7 | |
Printing (e.g., mother id card) | 3088 | 39.6 | 1.1 | |
Meeting and training (e.g., refreshment) | 14,672 | 188.1 | 5.2 | |
Office rent | 3750 | 48.1 | 1.3 | |
Salaries | 217,739 | 2791.5 | 76.8 | |
Sub-total | 283,375 | 3633.0 | 100.0 | 23.9 |
Implementation cost | ||||
Communication cost (e.g., with mothers) | 145,730 | 1868.3 | 16.1 | 76.1 |
Stationeries (e.g., pen, pencil) | 22,193 | 284.5 | 2.5 | |
Stakeholder meeting (e.g., govt. personnel) | 50,213 | 643.8 | 5.6 | |
Printing (e.g., photocopy) | 15,352 | 196.8 | 1.7 | |
Utilities (e.g., electricity, gas bill) | 51,977 | 666.4 | 5.8 | |
Office rent | 90,500 | 1160.3 | 10.0 | |
Salaries and conveyance | 527,528 | 6763.2 | 58.4 | |
Sub-total | 903,493 | 11,583.2 | 100.0 | 76.1 |
Total program cost | 1,186,868 | 15,216.3 | – | 100.0 |