Table 5
Projected costs of resources for annual haemoglobin workload (6161 tests) in Ntcheu District Hospital using different methods (in 2001 US$)
| Haemoglobin colour scale (%) | Lovibond (%) | DHT meter (%) | WBA colorimeter (%) | Jenway colorimeter (%) | HCN (%) | HemoCue (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Staff costs include the time taken to perform 6161 tests for each method; the cost of the time taken to calibrate machines was negligible; †the costs included in supplies are those associated with performing a test, the control test, and the material necessary for calibration. | |||||||
| HCN, haemiglobincyanide. | |||||||
| Staff* | 202.8 (27.0) | 338.0 (36.0) | 338.0 (27.5) | 1013.9 (46.7) | 1013.9 (46.4) | 1013.9 (28.8) | 338.0 (7.3) |
| Supplies† | 549.6 (73.0) | 472.3 (50.3) | 472.3 (38.4) | 657.0 (30.3) | 657.0 (30.1) | 1587.1 (45.2) | 3990.1 (86.0) |
| Equipment | 0 (0) | 129.1 (13.7) | 183.3 (14.9) | 264.7 (12.2) | 278.6 (12.7) | 677.3 (19.3) | 74.1 (1.6) |
| Overheads | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 236.1 (19.2) | 236.1 (10.9) | 236.1 (10.8) | 236.1 (6.7) | 236.1 (5.1) |
| Total | 752.4 | 939.4 | 1229.7 | 2171.7 | 2185.6 | 3514.4 | 4638.3 |
| Cost/test | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.57 | 0.75 |
