Table 5 Cost analysis.

From: Effectiveness of screening and treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition by community health workers in Simiyu region, Tanzania: a quasi-experimental pilot study

 

Control group

Intervention group

Cost (US$)

% Total cost

Cost (US$)

% Total cost

Total cost

(1) Sensitization and mobilization

0

0.0

422.69

1.6

(2) Training

763.67

5.9

2590.18

9.8

(3) Monitoring and supervision

560.00

4.3

3062.86

11.6

(4) Consumables

6,492.05

50.2

15,018.51

57.0

(5) Human resources

4,555.95

35.2

4868.73

18.5

(6) Capital costs

557.68

4.3

406.19

1.5

Total cost

12,929.35

100.0

26,369.15

100.0

Unit cost (US$)

Number of children treated

80

180

Number of children cured

60

163

Cost per child treated

161.62

146.50

Cost per child cured

215.49

161.77

Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio

Treated

Cured

C1-C2

13,439.80

13,439.80

E1-E2

100

103

ICER (C1-C2/E1-E2)

134.40

130.92

  1. C cost, E effect, ICER Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio.