Using an app for COVID-19 contact tracing costs less per person traced than manual tracing: microcosting analysis of a randomised trial in Cameroon

• Boris Tchounga,
• Rigveda Kadam,
• Godfrey Woelk,
• Rhoderick Machekano,
• Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek,
• Appolinaire Tiam,
• Patrice Tchendjou,
• Leonie Simo,
• Tatiana Djikeussi,
• Laura Guay,
• Olukunle Akinwusi,
• Khairunisa Suleiman,
• Paula Akugizibwe,
• Sushant Mukherjee,
• Mario Songane,
• Boris Tchakounte Youngui,
• Albert Mambo,
• Georges Bonabe,
• Emilienne Epee,
• Philippe Narcisse Tsigaing,
• Marie Louise Aimée Ndongo,
• Christelle Mayap Njoukam,
• Rogacien Kana,
• Sylvain Zemsi Tenkeu,
• Adrienne Vanessa Kouatchouang

Affiliations

Boris Tchounga

1 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Rigveda Kadam

6 FIND, Geneva, Switzerland

Godfrey Woelk

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Rhoderick Machekano

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Anne-Cecile Zoung-Kanyi Bissek

Operational Research in Health Department, Ministry of Public Health, Yaounde, Cameroon

Appolinaire Tiam

2 Research, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Patrice Tchendjou

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Leonie Simo

8 Program, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Tatiana Djikeussi

1 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Laura Guay

2 Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Olukunle Akinwusi

6 FIND, Geneva, Switzerland

Khairunisa Suleiman

6 FIND, Geneva, Switzerland

Paula Akugizibwe

FIND, Geneva, Switzerland

Sushant Mukherjee

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Mario Songane

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Maputo, Mozambique

Boris Tchakounte Youngui

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Albert Mambo

Littoral Regional Delegation for Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Georges Bonabe

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Emilienne Epee

Public Health Emergency Operations Coordination Center, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Philippe Narcisse Tsigaing

Independent Researcher, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Marie Louise Aimée Ndongo

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Christelle Mayap Njoukam

Littoral Regional Delegation for Public Health, Ministry of Public Health, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Rogacien Kana

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Sylvain Zemsi Tenkeu

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Adrienne Vanessa Kouatchouang

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Yaoundé, Cameroon