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Table 2 The cost of establishing a msVA mortality surveillance

From: A feasibility study on using smartphones to conduct short-version verbal autopsies in rural China

Process

Overall cost per death

New cost per deatha

RMB

USD

RMB

USD

Training

 (1) Materials

2.19

0.35

2.19

0.35

 (2) Conference room

1.32

0.21

1.32

0.21

 (3) Refreshment

0.88

0.14

0.88

0.14

 (4) Poster for dissemination

1.52

0.24

1.52

0.24

Personnel

 (1) Data collection

221.93

35.80

-

-

 (2) Coordination fee

35.09

5.66

-

-

 (3) Quality control

17.54

2.83

17.54

2.83

Infrastructure

 (1) Smartphone

137.12

22.12

-

-

 (2) Communication fee

10.53

1.70

10.53

1.70

 (3) Local travel

13.16

2.12

-

-

Compensation for respondents

 (1) Gifts

20.00

3.23

20.00

3.23

Miscellaneous

 (1) Courier

1.08

0.17

1.08

0.17

Total

462.36

74.57

55.06

8.87

 Exchange rate (1 USD = 6.2 RMB)

  1. aNew Costs refer to additional costs required to implement msVA, while overall costs include those already provided by routine government funding