Table 3: Cohort 2 (n = 38,097) Costs of Oral Supplements and Intramuscular Injections.

Item		Total Annual (N)	Unit Cost ($)	Total Annual Cost ($)
C. Physician conversion costs (first year of conversion only)
	Physician visit	38,097	33.70	1,283,868
	Complete blood count	38,097	8.27	315,062
	Vitamin B12 level	38,097	14.48	551,645
	Blood sample collection	38,097	7.76	295,633
Total cost to Ministry (year 1)				2,446,208
Total cost to Ministry (subsequent years)				0
D. Intramuscular injections
	Intramuscular injection (with visit)	213,472	3.89	830,406
	Intramuscular injection (sole reason)	122,257	6.75	825,235
Total cost to Ministry				1,655,641
Incremental cost year 1 (C–D)				790,567
Incremental cost subsequent years (C–D)				-1,655,641