Cost of mental and behavioural disorders in Kenya

Table 1 Annual cost of operating and organizing psychiatric services in Kenya (1 US$ = Ksh. 65 in 1998/99)

Cost items	Cost (US$)	Percentage
Personnel salaries	4,837,527	46.11
Fringe benefits	1,569,495	14.96
Transport operating expenses	39,867	0.38
Travel expenses	26,228	0.25
Utilities	281,166	2.68
Hospital boards, committees & conferences	17,835	0.17
Drugs	568,627	5.42
Food & cooking gas	750,126	7.15
Non-pharmaceutical supplies	118,551	1.13
Materials	257,036	2.45
Maintenance	91,274	0.87
Rents and rates	77,635	0.74
Annual capital cost	1,855,907	17.69
TOTAL COST	10,491,275	100

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