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Table 2 Training costs

From: Task-shifting alcohol interventions for HIV+ persons in Kenya: a cost-benefit analysis

Details

Unit of issue

No. of units

Unit cost

Total KES per line item

Total KES per category

Total USD per line item

Total USD per category

Personnel

Counselor supervisor consultants:

 2-week training plus 5 days training prep for 4 consultants

Day of pay × 4 consultants

76

KES 2,000

KES 152,000

 

$1,798

 

 Supervision after training (days = 12 sites × 18 weeks × 1 day/week)

Day of pay

216

KES 2,000

KES 432,000

 

$5,111

 

 Travel to sites (days = 12 sites × 18 weeks × 1 day/week)

Days of travel

216

KES 1,000

KES 216,000

 

$2,555

 

 Phone consulation after training (2 calls/site/mo for 8 mos)

Phone call

192

KES 300

KES 57,600

 

$681

 

Counselor consultants total

    

KES 857,600

 

$10,146

Medical/Psychiatry trainers:

 10 day training of diploma nurses by 2 physicians (2–3 h session for each physician)

Days of training

10

KES 10,000

KES 100,000

 

$1,183

 

 Consultation after training, and training (10% FTE for 5 years for one physician)

Year salary

0.5

KES 1,440,000

KES 720,000

 

$8,518

 

Psychiatry total

    

KES 820,000

 

$9,701

Per diems for trainees

 Counselors (12 days × 24 counselors)

Days of training × 24

288

KES 3,500

KES 1,008,000

 

$11,925

 

 Diploma Nurses (10 days × 12 nurses)

Days of training × 12

120

KES 3,500

KES 420,000

 

$4,969

 

Per diems total

    

KES 1,428,000

 

$16,893

Training materials

 Training workbooks and treatment manuals

Piece

43

KES 900

KES 38,700

 

$458

 

 Audiorecorders

Piece

12

KES 4,000

KES 48,000

 

$568

 

 Rechargeable batteries

Piece

24

KES 200

KES 4,800

 

$57

 

 Battery charger

Piece

12

KES 1,040

KES 12,480

 

$148

 

 Posters

Piece

36

KES 1,100

KES 39,600

 

$468

 

 Sharp pointed pen

Packet

2

KES 500

KES 1,000

 

$12

 

 Whiteboard markers

Packet

2

KES 1,200

KES 2,400

 

$28

 

Training materials total

    

KES 146,980

 

$1,739

Conference center

 Facility

Days of room rental

12

KES 12,000

KES 144,000

 

$1,704

 

 Lunch and tea (participants x days) ++

Lunches

486

KES 900

KES 437,400

 

$5,174

 

Conference center total

    

KES 581,400

 

$6,878

Start up costs

       

 Furniture

       

 File cabinet

piece

12

16500

KES 198,000

 

$2,342

 

 Stacking plastic chair

piece

144

800

KES 115,200

 

$1,363

 

 Whiteboards

piece

12

8500

KES 102,000

 

$1,207

 

Furniture total

    

KES 415,200

 

$4,912

Equipment

       

 Cellphone for calls for assessments

piece

12

4000

KES 48,000

 

$568

 

 Cashbox

piece

12

5999

KES 71,988

 

$852

 

Equipment total

    

KES 119,988

 

$1,419

TOTAL TRAINING COSTS

    

KES 4,369,168

 

$51,688

  1. Notes: These projections are based on 2-week training sessions at 12 sites
  2. ++ 24 counselors × 12 days = 288; 4 counselor trainers × 12 days = 48; 12 nurses × 10 days = 120; 3 physicians × 10 days = 30. Thus, total lunches = 486
  3. Sources for salaries and per-diem rates:
  4. Accommodation and subsistence allowance for officers travelling on duty within and outside Kenya. Memo from the office of the Prime Minister, Government of Kenya, 12 November 2009, Ref. No. MSPS 18/2A/(89)
  5. Re-alignment of the salary structure for civil servants. Memo from the Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Kenya, 25 June 2012, Ref. No. MSPS 2/6/4A Vol. X/(2)
  6. Re-alignment of teachers’ salary with those of civil servants. Memo from the Teacher Service Commission, 1 October 2012, Circular No 21/2012, Ref. TSC/ADM/192A/35
  7. Rates of allowances payable to government sponsored trainees. Memo from the Office of the President, Government of Kenya, 1 November 2004, Ref. No. OP/CAB.2/12A