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Table 3 Input costs for the intervention and control arms

From: Evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by lady health workers as compared to an outpatient therapeutic feeding programme in Sindh Province, Pakistan

 

Intervention

Control

USD

% of total costs

USD

% of total costs

Personnel

53,542

43.4

48,937

41.4

    LHWs (salaried and volunteer incentives)

10,330

8.4

6572

5.6

    Field staff (community mobilisation, supervisors, medical and data collectors)

23,853

14.3

27,554

17.9

    Management staff

13,811

16.2

6311

10.8

    Support staff (logistics, finance, administrative)

5547

4.5

8500

7.2

Programme costs

36,525

29.6

21,316

18.0

    Office and programme materials

13,384

10.8

3269

2.8

    RUTF (supply)

19,410

15.7

18,011

15.2

    Training costs (trainer, location, supplies)

3731

3.0

36

0.0

Logistics

26,049

21.1

35,480

30.0

    Rent and utilities (&storage)

8006

6.5

13,807

11.7

    Transport (car rental, maintenance & fuel)

18,043

14.6

21,673

18.3

Community contributions:

7381

6.0

12,465

10.5

    Costs to households

4123

3.3

9207

7.8

    Opportunity costs for community leaders

2766

2.2

2766

2.3

    Community-level rent

492

0.4

492

0.4

Total

123,497

100.0

118,198

100.0

    Cost to Institutions

92,343

74.8

84,488

71.5

    Cost to Government

23,773

19.2

21,245

18.0

    Cost to Communities

7381

6.0

12,465

10.5