Skip to main content

Table 2 Summary of total discounted costs over six-years associated with the milk-fluoridation program and proportion of each category of the total. Bangkok, Thailand, 2011

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a school-based dental caries prevention program using fluoridated milk in Bangkok, Thailand

Present cost of program for 6 yearsb

Annual discounted cost THBa (2011)

% of total cost

Initial Investments

311,903

7.16

Production costs of fluoridated milk

629,857

14.33

Milk quality control analysis and monitoring

137,470

3.13

Promotion, Reports, and Management

4,265,818

75.38

Total present costs

5,345,048

100.00

  1. aThailand Baht (THB) [1 US$ = TBH.(2011) 30.00]; bDiscount rate = 3.25%