Table 3 Parameters Used for Simulation of Community Score Card Scale-up Scenarios
Cost inputs | Costs included in scenario one | Costs included in scenario two | Justification for inclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
Initial training | √ | √ | Initial training will be required to impart the necessary skills in both scenario 1 and 2 |
Community mobilization | √ |  | Community mobilization and sensitization will be required to equip the community with information about the CSC but in scenario 2, only existing meetings will be used and so no extra costs are included. |
Stakeholder meeting at subcounty level | √ |  | Stakeholder meetings will be required for buy in. In scenario 2 this will be done as part of another ongoing activity and so no extra costs are attached |
Mobilization | √ |  | Local council chair persons will mobilize participants for the interface meetings in scenario 1; in scenario 2 they will do the mobilization without any payment |
Stationery | √ | √ | Stationery will be required for the scoring activities in both scenarios |
Preparatory meeting at subcounty level | √ |  | Preparatory meetings will be held for half a day and will attract costs for break tea and safari day allowance. In scenario 2 the meetings will be much shorter about 1 hour and will not attract any financial costs. |
Health facility scoring | Â | Â | Meetings will attract no additional costs in both scenarios since they will be done during routine facility review meetings |
Scoring and interface meetings | √ | √ | Safari day allowance of USD 5 will be paid to facilitators in scenario 1 while only transport refund of USD 2.77 will be paid in scenario 2. |
Feedback meeting at subcounty | Â | Â | Feedback will be done after each interface meeting so that no extra costs are incurred in both scenarios |
Stakeholder dissemination meeting | Â | Â | Dissemination of CSC findings will be done during routine quarterly joint stakeholder meetings at the district and subcounty council meetings so that no extra costs are incurred in both scenarios |
Sub-county coordinator and Co-coordination costs | √ | √ | The subcounty coordinators will receive a safari day allowance for their facilitation in both scenarios |
DHT members supervision costs | √ |  | The DHT members will receive a safari day allowance for their facilitation in scenario 1 while in scenario 2, supervision will be done by the subcounty coordinators |