Table 4 Costs for the Mobile Smoking Cessation Programme (MSCP)
Costs | HK$ |
|---|---|
Fixed capital costs | Not costed |
Stationary and equipment | 1,220 |
MSCP service costs | |
Salary of part-time smoking cessation counsellors | 328,569 |
Salary of other part-time supporting staff | 18,671 |
NRT costs | |
Costs for 4 week free supply (50% discounted price) | 109,223 |
Biochemical validation costs | |
Cost for urine cotinine test | 7,294 |
General expenses | |
Transportation | 8,622 |
Photocopies | 3,465 |
Hidden cost (Time spent by the programme director and other members of the project team) | Not costed |
Total cost (in HK$) | 477,064 |
Total cost (in US$) | 61,162 (US$47,159 excluding NRT costs) |