Table 6.
Costs and impacts by programme model, Tubaramure
| Program impacts | T24 | T18 | TNFP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear growth | |||
| Cost per beneficiary (USD)a | 765.63 | 675.91 | 710.79 |
| Impact on stunting (pp)b | −7.4 ± 3.4* | −5.7 ± 3.4* | −4.6 ± 3.4** |
| Cost per beneficiary per pp reduction in stunting (USD)a | 103.46 | 118.58 | 154.52 |
| Other programme impactsc | |||
| Child (0–23 months) | |||
| Haemoglobin | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Motor milestones (12–23 months) | — | — | ✓ |
| Language milestone (4–23 months) | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Illness past 2 weeks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Received treatment for fever, pp | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Consumption of iron‐rich foods (6–23 months) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minimum meal frequency (6–23 months) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minimum dietary diversity (6–23 months) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Minimal acceptable diet (6–23 months) | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Length recorded on vaccination card | — | — | ✓ |
| All clean | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mother | |||
| Anaemia | ✓ | — | — |
| Dietary diversity | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Total number of prenatal visits | ✓ | ✓ | — |
| Had at least four prenatal visits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pregnancy month at first prenatal visit | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Knowledge | |||
| Number of five key handwashing times | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Ash is an appropriate handwashing product | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Liquids should not be introduced before 6 months | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Foods should not be introduced before 6 months | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Correct feeding frequency for child 6–9 months | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Correct feeding frequency for child 12–23 months | — | ✓ | — |
| Yellow/orange fruits and vegetables as source vitamin A | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CSB is a source of iron | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sick child (<6 months) should not be fed less breastmilk | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sick child (>6 months) should not be fed less food | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Household | |||
| Treated drinking water | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Severely food insecure | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Household hunger | — | — | ✓ |
| Household dietary diversity | — | ✓ | — |
| Wash hands with soap after defecation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exterior clean | — | — | — |
| Interior clean | — | ✓ | — |
Note. ✓ = Significant improvement in the outcome relative to the control group; — = No significant effect.
a
2015 USD.
b
Impact estimates were taken from Leroy, Olney, and Ruel (2018).
c
Impact estimates were taken from Leroy, Heckert, Cunningham, and Olney (2014). Estimates refer to children 0–23 months old unless otherwise indicated.
*
p < .05 (programme impact was significant).
**
p < .10 (programme impact was marginally significant).