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Table 2 Average cost per participant

From: Recruiting people facing social disadvantage: the experience of the Free Meds study

Recruitment method

Average cost per participant (NZ$)

In person: Total

100.54 ($47,658 to recruit 474 people)

First 17 days

203.29 ($15,450 to recruit 76 people)

Final 2 months

34.82 ($8705 to recruit 250 people)

Phone with research team staffing the phone

77.40 ($18,345 to recruit 237 people)

Phone with call centre answering phone

54.90 ($19,602 to recruit 357 people)