TABLE 7.
Results from sensitivity and scenario analyses by UPAVAN intervention arm1.
Intervention arms | ||||||
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AGRI | AGRI–NUT | AGRI–NUT + PLA | ||||
Scenarios/parameters | Total costs | Cost per primary intervention participant3 | Total costs | Cost per primary intervention participant | Total costs | Cost per primary intervention participant |
Base-case scenario | 272,121 | 62 | 366,686 | 84 | 386,907 | 78 |
Allocation rule for nutrition-specific component between arms 2 and 3 (base-case 75% vs. 25%) | ||||||
Alternative allocation rule: 90% vs. 10% | 272,121 | 62 | 403,726 | 93 | 349,867 | 70 |
Discount rate (base-case 3%) | 0 | |||||
Discount rate 0% | 284,880 | 65 | 382,748 | 88 | 405,884 | 82 |
Discount rate 6% | 260,470 | 59 | 352,000 | 81 | 369,612 | 74 |
Startup costs (base-case 100%) | ||||||
Reduce startup costs by 50% | 236,533 | 54 | 312,197 | 72 | 341,955 | 69 |
MIS costs (base-case 100%) | ||||||
Reducing MIS costs by 25% | 254,860 | 58 | 341,192 | 78 | 346,872 | 70 |
Reducing MIS costs by 50% | 237,600 | 54 | 315,698 | 73 | 306,837 | 62 |
Replacing international costs with local staff | 182,849 | 42 | 219,025 | 50 | 294,963 | 59 |
All values in 2019 US$. AGRI, nutrition-sensitive agriculture intervention; AGRI-NUT, nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific agriculture intervention; AGRI-NUT + PLA, nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific agriculture intervention using participatory learning and action approach; MIS, monitoring information system; PLA, participatory learning and action; UPAVAN, Upscaling Participatory Action and Videos for Agriculture and Nutrition; vs., versus.
Program costs
Primary intervention participants were pregnant women and mothers of children aged 0–23 mo who attended ≥1 dissemination group meeting.