Breakdown of the costs per child screened for the variants in table 1 (in €)
| Central variant | Variations on central variant | |||||
| Method | OAE | AABR | OAE | OAE | OAE | OAE |
| Number of stages | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Aim | Detection of both unilateral and bilateral losses (screening of both ears) | Detection of bilateral losses only | Detection of both unilateral and bilateral losses (screening of both ears) | |||
| Place of screening | CHC | CHC | CHC | CHC | Home visits only | Home visit + CHC |
| Personnel | 7.3 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 11.5 | 8.0 |
| Depreciation of equipment | 2.3 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Consumables/repairs | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Extra travel costs of personnel | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Cost of invitations | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Costs of training | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Helpdesk/monitoring | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Diagnostic testing | 6.1 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| Total | 20.9 | 29.4 | 18.1 | 17.0 | 23.7 | 20.1 |
The elements printed in bold differ from the central variant.
OAE, Otoacoustic emissions; AABR, automated auditory brainstem response; CHC, child health clinic.