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. 2012 Apr 24;7(4):e35560. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035560

Table 6. Results of one-way sensitivity analysis on the incremental cost per birth attended, cost per death avoided, and cost per DALY averted of LUNESP package of neonatal interventions: 2011–2020 program (2011 US$).

Variation tested Cost per expected birth attended by TBA Cost per death avoided Cost per DALY averted
Base case $29 $1866 $74
Mortality difference (intervention impact) varied between 24/1,000 and 8/1,000 (base case = 17.9) no change $1392–4175 $55–166
Average number of births/month/TBA varied between 5 and 1 (base case = 1.3) $12–36 $740–2301 $30–92
Number of participating TBAs varied between 100 and 40 (base case = 60) $24–36 1521–2298 $61–92
Number of training workshops varied between 1 and 3 per year (base case = 3 per year) $20–29 $1288–1866 $51–74
Number of training workshops attended by US expert varied between 0 and 3 per year (base case = 0 per year) $29–52 $1866–3314 $74–132
Cost of food per day/participant at trainings varied +/−25%, between $8.1–13.5 (base case = 10.8) 28–31 1768–1963 70–78
Cost of travel per month for program monitoring varied +/−25%, between $356–593 (base case = 74) 27–31 1753–1978 70–79