Table 5. Costs of the peer-support lifestyle intervention over 12 months.
| Categories | Inputs | Cost (US dollars) | Percent of total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training sessions | 1308 | ||
| a. Peer leader training sessions (n = 2) | 691 | ||
| Personnel cost | 135 | ||
| Travel cost | 410 | ||
| Food and logistics | 144 | ||
| Phone calls | 2 | ||
| b. LRP training sessions (n = 5) | 617 | ||
| Personnel cost | 49 | 11.7 | |
| Travel cost | 512 | ||
| Food and logistics | 53 | ||
| Phone calls | 3 | ||
| Group sessions | 5928 | ||
| a. Introductory group sessions (n = 30) | 1636 | ||
| Personnel cost | 453 | ||
| Travel cost | 861 | ||
| Rent for venues, food, and logistics | 321 | ||
| Phone calls | 1 | ||
| b. DPES (n = 14) | 999 | ||
| Personnel cost | 198 | 52.8 | |
| Travel cost | 402 | ||
| Rent for venues, food, and logistics | 397 | ||
| Phone calls | 2 | ||
| c. Peer group sessions (n = 348) | 3293 | ||
| Personnel cost | 2233 | ||
| Rent for venues, food, and logistics | 1036 | ||
| Phone calls | 24 | ||
| Resource materialsa (n = 1560) | Designing and printing charges | 2441 | 21.7 |
| Administrative costs | 1548 | 13.8 | |
| Community activitiesb | 0 | 0 | |
| Total costs | 11225 | 100 |
Abbreviations: DPES, Diabetes Prevention Education Sessions; LRP, local resource person. Costs in Indian Rupees (INR) were converted to US$ using an exchange rate of INR58.6 = US$1 for the year 2013. Personnel costs were calculated based on the time spent by the Intervention Manager (US$2.5/hr) and Intervention Assistant (US1.1/hr) for various intervention activities, and remuneration for local experts (US$25.6/session) and LRPs (US$4.7/session).
a Includes participant handbook, peer leader handbook, peer leader workbook and health education booklet.
b Includes yoga sessions, kitchen garden training, and walking groups.