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Table 3 Summary of the cost of the IYCF support group model covered by A&T

From: Community support model on breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in remote areas in Vietnam: implementation, cost, and effectiveness

 

Unit cost (USD)

No. of units

Unit type

Total per month (USD)

28 months of operation (USD)

Delivery costs

 Support the meeting organization

12.5

267

Villages per month

3198

89,554

 Compensate village collaborators

11

267

Villages per month

3070

85,972

 Supportive supervision by staff from commune health stations

5

78

Communes per month

374

10,465

 Subtotal

    

185,991

Training cost

 Per diem (7 days training)

34

1513

Trainees

 

50,747

 Transportation/logging

101

1513

Trainees

 

152,242

 Lecturers (a class of 30)

134

50

Training

 

6766

 Sub total

    

209,756

Other cost at the central and provincial levels

    

100,752

Total

    

496,500

  1. Notes: There were five meetings every 2 months (Group 1 met once a month; Group 2 met once a month; and Group 3 met once every 2 months). The cost for organizing each meeting was about USD 5 (e.g., to buy water, fruits, and other snacks). The average cost for delivery of services were USD 15 per client and USD 3 per contact (inclusive of all expenditures) and were USD 5 and USD 1 (based on village-level implementation expenditures) over the 28 months of operation