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Table 2 Costs of the ambulance

From: Cost-effectiveness of an ambulance-based referral system for emergency obstetrical and neonatal care in rural Ethiopia

Expenses

Costs per unit

Extrapolated costs per year

Costs for the study period (3 months)

Car (Toyota Land Cruiser)a

44,635

11,159

2790

Car insurance per year

591

591

148

Referral system

 Mobile phonesb

125

31

8

 SIM cardsb

14

4

1

 Air-time

180

180

45

 Fuel

4653

4653

1163

Car maintenancec

 Service

928

928

232

 Damages Repair

2588

2588

647

 Tyre Repair – substitution

2375

2375

594

Drivers gross salaries (n = 2)

3759

3759

940

Drivers’ uniform cloth

75

75

19

Total

59,923

26,343

6587

  1. Costs are expressed in US dollars, with an exchange rate of 1 USD = 20 Ethiopian Birr
  2. aThe ambulance is considered to serve for 4 years
  3. bMobile phones and Sim cards were provided for the drivers. The mobile apparatus is estimated to serve for 4 years
  4. cIn order to temper possible variations of the costs of maintenance, it was calculated as 25% (3 out of 12 months) of the total expenses recorded over the last year of use