Table 1.

Outline of data categories and sources

Activity	Ingredients	Data sources	Sample size
Programme costs
Treatmenta	Therapeutic food	1. MoH/partner accounting data 2. Clinic audit 3. KII with partners (UN agencies) 4. Time allocation questionnaire	1. N/A 2. All clinics (12 per country) 3. One from each partner 4. Purposive sample representing all types of clinic staff involved in treatment
	Human resources
	Other medical supplies
	Other supplies
	Space
Outreach	Transport	1. MoH/partner accounting data 2. Clinic audit	1. N/A 2. All clinics (12 per country)
	Supplies
	Human resources
Supply logistics	Storage	1. MoH/partner accounting data 2. KII with partners and clinic staff 3. Time allocation questionnaire	1. N/A 2. Purposive sample representing all partners 3. Purposive sample representing all types of clinic staff
	Transport
	Human resources
Training	Space	1. MoH/partner accounting data 2. Clinic audit	1. N/A 2. All clinics (12 per country)
	Supplies
	Human resources
Supervision	Transport	1. KII with supervisors	1. Purposive sample representing all supervisors
	Human resources
Management	Human resources	1. MoH/partner accounting data 2. KII with MoH/partner support staff 3. Time allocation questionnaire	1. N/A 2. Purposive sample 3. All support staff involved in the programme
	Equipment
	Space
Household costs
Participating in treatment	Supplies	1. GIs with beneficiaries 2. Beneficiary exit survey	1. 4–6 randomly selected beneficiaries from each clinic 2. All beneficiaries
	Time
	Transport
Wider health system costs
Referral to other healthcare providers	Space	1. Clinic audit 2. Literature estimates	1. All clinics (12 per country) 2. N/A
	Human resources
	Supplies

^aNote that this does not include SAM inpatient treatment

KII key informant interview, MoH Ministry of Health, GIs group interviews, N/A not applicable