Cost-Effectiveness of Improving Health Care to People with HIV in Nicaragua

Table 2

Personal expenses of health workers in all hospitals.

Cost item	Unit cost US$	Events/month	Months	Total expenses ($US)
Taxi	2.21	10	12	265
Phone	2.95	25	12	885
Food cost	7.87	10	12	944
Total				2094
Annual per patient average cost				15.75

Note: exchange rate on January 1, 2009, Cordoba to dollar = C$ 20.34.