Table 2.
Cost by intervention models for first wave of VQUIT program.
| Amount (USD) | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost attributed directly to 4As model | 2945 | 7.42 |
| Smoking cessation services | ||
| Facility-based counseling session by CHC staffs | 1438 | 3.62 |
| Intensive training for CHC staffs | 545 | 1.37 |
| Research work | 962 | 2.42 |
| Shared cost allocated to 4As model | 36 754 | 92.58 |
| General training | 896 | 2.26 |
| Research work | 26 293 | 66.23 |
| Logistics and administration | 7451 | 18.77 |
| Monitoring | 2113 | 5.32 |
| Total annualized cost at 4As model | 39 698 | 100 |
| Cost attributed directly to 4As + R model | 13 136 | 5.39 |
| Smoking cessation services | ||
| Facility-based counseling session by CHC staffs | 1664 | 0.68 |
| Home-based counseling session by VHWs | 621 | 0.25 |
| Intensive training for CHC staffs | 3420 | 1.40 |
| Intensive training for VHW | 3420 | 1.40 |
| Research work | 4011 | 1.65 |
| Shared cost allocated to 4As + R model | 230 672 | 94.61 |
| General training | 5623 | 2.31 |
| Research work | 165 020 | 67.68 |
| Logistics and administration | 46 765 | 19.18 |
| Monitoring | 13 263 | 5.44 |
| Total annualized cost at 4As + R model | 243 808 | 100 |
Costs are presented in 2020 price.
Costs attributed directly to the 4As/4As + R model: Costs of all activities related to receive technical assistance training and clinical reminder system for CHCs and VHW referral (for 4As + R model only) and provide brief tobacco cessation counseling at commune health station and 3 home visits/smoker to follow-up by village health workers (for model 4As + R only).
Shared costs allocated to the 4As/4As + R model: Costs of all activities that occurred once but their value benefited both intervention models. Those costs were allocated to each model, using criterion of “actual number of provided counseling sessions.”
Shared costs allocation process: 4As model: 344 counseling sessions were actually delivered, represented as 13.7% of all delivered counseling sessions. All shared costs for both models were allocated 13.7% its value to 4As model.
4As + R model: 2158 counseling sessions (with 540 facility-based and 1619 home-based sessions) were actually delivered, represented as 86.3% of all delivered counseling sessions. All shared costs for both models were allocated 86.3% its value to 4As + R model.