Table 14

Estimated time expenditure required for data collection, by sampling design and AU, for actual distance, 3 × actual distance, and 5 × actual distance to and between clusters

Administrative unit
Distance assumption
Sampling design
Length of work day assumption



33 × 6 design (in team days)
67 × 3 design (in team days)
30 × 30 design (in team days)


Fur Baranga
Actual distance
8.25
11.17
30.00
8.5 hr work day
Habila
Actual distance
4.13
5.58
15.00
12.0 hr work day
Fur Baranga
3× Actual distance
11.00
16.75
30.00
9.5 hr work day
Habila
3× Actual distance
8.25
13.40
30.00
9.0 hr work day
Fur Barnaga
5× Actual distance
11.00
22.33
30.00
11.0 hr work day
Habila
5× Actual distance
11.00
22.33
30.00
9.5 hr work day

Deitchler et al. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008 5:6   doi:10.1186/1742-7622-5-6