Table 4. Base case results of the cost-effectiveness analysis.
| CEA of increasing EBF prevalence | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost per MEBF | ||||||
| Strategy | Cost (US$/Child) | IC | MEBF/Child | IE | Cost/MEBF | ICER |
| HFP | 113 | 1.50 | 75 | |||
| Peer counselling | 250 | 137 | 3.50 | 2.00 | 71 | 68 |
| Cost per DALYs averted | ||||||
| Strategy | Cost (US$/Child) | IC | DALY/Child | DALYs | Cost/DALY | ICER |
| averted | ||||||
| HFP | 113 | 5.76 | 19 | |||
| Peer counselling | 250 | 137 | 5.78 | 0.01 | 43 | 11,353 |
IC = Incremental cost; IE = Incremental effect; DALYs = Disability adjusted life years; MEBF = Months of EBF; ICER = Incremental cost effectiveness ratio (IC/IE). US$ = United States Dollars.