A cost study for mobile phone health surveys using interactive voice response for assessing risk factors of noncommunicable diseases

Table 5 Distribution of survey-time costs by type of incentive used and survey pricing mechanism, reported in USD

Country	Incentive per completed survey		Lottery incentive per completed survey
Country	Survey pricing per min	Survey pricing via flat fee^#	Survey pricing per min	Survey pricing via flat fee^#
Bangladesh	116,387	89,647	93,787	89,647
Colombia⁺	28,080	NA	NA	NA
Uganda	25,444	34,630	25,984	34,630

⁺Variable costs in Colombia do not change based on survey pricing mechanism as only price per minute was made. Incentives based in lottery were not used in Colombia
^#Survey pricing via flat fee has the same survey-time costs for either type of incentive as the cost incurred for survey time by the payer would only be based on completed surveys

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