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Table 2 Cost of Emergency Obstetric Care training for included studies

From: Economic evaluation of emergency obstetric care training: a systematic review

S/No

Author(s)

Country of training

Number of trainees

Year training was conducted

Duration of training (Days)

Implementation costs reported or estimated (US$)

Local country currency

Implementation costs

(Local currency)

Implementation costs (I$)

US$ to local currency conversion rate

Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) conversion factor

Cost/trainee/day (I$/trainee/ day)

1

Oyesola et al., 1997

Nigeria

10

1992

–

2090

Naira

45,750

1245

22

36.76

–

2

Chukudebelu et al., 1997

Nigeria

64

1992

21

13,000

Naira

284,570

7741

22

36.76

6

3

Walker et al., 2002

Indonesia

110

1998

14

35,171

Rupiah

355,479,628

221,179

10,107

2576.11

90

  

284

1998

11

71,722

Rupiah

724,907,164

427,552

10,107

2576.11

90

  

48

1998

30

2777

Rupiah

28,067,639

66,945

10,107

2576.11

8

4

Mekbib et al., 2003

Ethiopia

27

1999

45

48175b

Tanzanian Shillings

34,926,875

13,970,750

725

2.50

–

   

7

1999

90

(included above)

Tanzanian Shillings

(included above)

(included above)

725

2.50

–

5

Gill & Ahmed, 2004

Bangladesh

1

1999

365

900

Taka

44,010

1930

48.9

22.80

5

6

Osei et al., 2005

Ghana

75

2002

21

51,463

Cedisa

51,463

51,463

1.00

1.00

33

   

40

2002

180

79,327

Cedisa

79,327

79,327

1.00

1.00

11

7

Islam et al., 2006

Bangladesh

14

2004

365

21,700

Taka

1,251,439

50,830

57.67

24.62

10

   

21

2004

119

21,420

Taka

1,235,291

50,174

57.67

24.62

20

8

Santos et al., 2006

Mozambique

137

2003

28

144,083

New Metical

3,338,403

326,654

23.17

10.22

85

9

Rana et al., 2007

Nepal

19

2004

42

–

Nepali Rupee

–

–

  

–

   

2

2004

119

–

Nepali Rupee

–

–

  

–

10

Boulenger & Dmytraczenkoc, 2007

Kenya and Tanzania

167

2006

–

305,015

Shillings

–

–

  

–

11

Kruk et al., 2007

Mozambique

53

1996

1080

776,132

New Metical

7,963,114

1,212,042

10.26

6.57

21

12

Manasyan et al., 2011

Zambia

18

2005

5

2880

Kwacha

12,690,374

4951

4406.38

2563.23

18

13

Crofts et al., 2015

Zimbabwe

27

2011

1

6000

Zimbabwean Dollars

2,238,000

1376

373

1625.91

–

14

Yau et al., 2016

United Kingdom

477

2016

1

42,829

British Pounds

30,816

21,263

0.898313

0.69

45

  1. a Cedis no longer used in Ghana, amount stated in US dollars
  2. b Costs for specific EmOC training not isolated
  3. c Duration of training not reported