Table 5

Rural Laboratory Transport Costs: Base Case and Efficiency Sensitivity Analyses

India

Kenya

Peru

South Africa

Thailand


Resources Used Efficiently

Cervical Cytology Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.03

0.17

0.09

0.23

0.01

Gasoline Cost

0.07

0.22

0.37

0.27

0.09

Maintenance Cost

0.01

0.05

0.10

0.06

0.01

Depreciation Cost

0.01

0.04

0.08

0.06

0.01


Total Cost

0.12

0.48

0.64

0.62

0.12


HPV DNA Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.03

0.19

0.10

0.26

0.02

Gasoline Cost

0.08

0.25

0.43

0.31

0.10

Maintenance Cost

0.01

0.05

0.11

0.07

0.01

Depreciation Cost

0.01

0.05

0.10

0.06

0.01


Total Cost

0.14

0.55

0.74

0.72

0.14


Resources Used in Whole Quantities

Cervical Cytology Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.23

0.37

0.09

0.37

0.13

Gasoline Cost

0.07

0.22

0.37

0.27

0.09

Maintenance Cost

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

0.10

Depreciation Cost

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09


Total Cost

0.49

0.78

0.66

0.83

0.42


HPV DNA Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.31

0.49

0.12

0.49

0.18

Gasoline Cost

0.08

0.25

0.43

0.31

0.10

Maintenance Cost

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.14

Depreciation Cost

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12

0.12


Total Cost

0.65

1.00

0.81

1.06

0.54


Road Distance Quadrupled Resources Used Efficiently

Cervical Cytology Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.11

0.68

0.34

0.92

0.06

Gasoline Cost

0.27

0.87

1.49

1.08

0.35

Maintenance Cost

0.05

0.19

0.39

0.26

0.04

Depreciation Cost

0.04

0.16

0.33

0.22

0.04


Total Cost

0.48

1.90

2.55

2.48

0.49


HPV DNA Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.13

0.78

0.40

1.06

0.07

Gasoline Cost

0.31

1.01

1.72

1.25

0.41

Maintenance Cost

0.06

0.22

0.45

0.30

0.05

Depreciation Cost

0.05

0.19

0.38

0.25

0.04


Total Cost

0.55

2.20

2.95

2.86

0.57


Road Distance Quadrupled Resources Used In Whole Quantities

Cervical Cytology Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.23

0.74

0.37

1.11

0.13

Gasoline Cost

0.27

0.87

1.49

1.08

0.35

Maintenance Cost

0.10

0.21

0.42

0.31

0.10

Depreciation Cost

0.09

0.18

0.36

0.27

0.09


Total Cost

0.70

2.00

2.63

2.78

0.68


HPV DNA Laboratory

Driver Cost

0.31

0.99

0.49

1.48

0.18

Gasoline Cost

0.31

1.01

1.72

1.25

0.41

Maintenance Cost

0.14

0.28

0.56

0.42

0.14

Depreciation Cost

0.12

0.24

0.47

0.36

0.12


Total Cost

0.88

2.51

3.25

3.51

0.84


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