TABLE 3.
Program provider economic costs in 2022 US Dollars (USD) (n = 56).
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| Cost | % of Total cost | Cost per participant | |
| Set-up costs | |||
| Equipment and furniture | 511.15 | 29.38% | 9.13 |
| Training and pre-trial expenses1 | 1,228.48 | 70.62% | 21.94 |
| Total set-up costs | 1,739.62 | 11.81% | 31.06 |
| Running costs | |||
| Staff2 | 3,971.67 | 30.57% | 70.92 |
| Building costs3 | 2,426.80 | 18.68% | 43.34 |
| Refreshments | 416.24 | 2.83% | 7.43 |
| Office supplies | 346.46 | 2.35% | 6.19 |
| Airtime | 740.23 | 5.02% | 13.22 |
| Transport refund for participants | 3,982.02 | 30.65% | 71.11 |
| Transport costs for facilitators | 79.67 | 0.61% | 1.42 |
| Home visits4 | 1,029.55 | 7.92% | 18.38 |
| Total running costs | 12,992.64 | 88.19% | 232.01 |
| Total cost | 14,732.26 | 263.07 | |
1Includes costs of formatting and printing the education guides, toys and mats for children, and training of implementors. Costs of development and piloting of education guide were excluded. 2Includes proportion of gross salary (inclusive of net pay + National Social Security Fund + Pay as You Earn) multiplied by time allocated to project implementation. 3The cost of the square footage of hospital spaces used for study activities as a fraction of the total facility cost multiplied by the number of hours of use for education sessions. 4Inclusive of both staff time and transport costs, as these were compensated at a fixed rate per participant.