It is assumed for purposes of costing that the rapid test for syphilis would be procured and routinely used in the programme; unit costs reflect this assumption.
For the purposes of costing resource use, the following data were collected: Debriding agents—Information about the number of pots and units of loose and bagged larvae, respectively, was collected by the treating nurse at each consultation.
In the absence of a summary outcome measure, evaluating sampling uncertainty for the purpose of cost-effectiveness will not be possible.
An average of four minutes per methadone dose for distribution and 2 minutes per methadone dose for production were considered for the purpose of cost estimation.
Of all the optional methane control measures and mining methods, the purpose of cost reduction in coal mines could therefore be achieved by choosing the most economical one.
The purpose of cost analysis for sugar was merely to separate the cost of producing sugars from the downstream costs of producing ethanol or other products.
The literature on evaluating costs for the purpose of cost-effectiveness analysis and that on health econometrics have developed largely independently.
