Table 1.

Characteristics of cost scenarios relative to the primary cost analysis

		Sample size		Personnel		Dietary reference data
Scenario	Country	INDDEX24	PAPI	INDDEX24	PAPI	INDDEX24	PAPI
Primary analysis	Viet Nam	147	147	Leadership positions* filled by US-based personnel		Nationally representative, comprehensive dietary reference database developed prior to data collection	Nationally representative, comprehensive dietary reference database developed prior to data collection
	Burkina Faso	145	146	Leadership positions (excluding researcher) filled by US-based personnel		Regionally representative, comprehensive dietary reference data database developed prior to data collection	Regionally representative, comprehensive dietary reference data database developed prior to data collection
Scenario 1: Borrow dietary inputs from FMDB	Viet Nam	Same as primary analysis		Same as primary analysis		25, 50 and 75 % borrowed from the FMDB	Same as primary analysis
	Burkina Faso	Same as primary analysis		Same as primary analysis		25, 50 and 75 % borrowed from existing dietary reference data	Same as primary analysis
Scenario 2: All in-country personnel	Viet Nam	Same as primary analysis		All positions filled by in-country personnel		Same as primary analysis
	Burkina Faso	Same as primary analysis		All positions filled by in-country personnel		Same as primary analysis
Scenario 3: National survey	Viet Nam	4376	4376	All positions filled by in-country personnel		Same as primary analysis
	Burkina Faso	6500	6500	All positions filled by in-country personnel		Same as primary analysis

INDDEX24, INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform; PAPI, pen-and-paper interview; FMDB, Food Matters Database.

^*Leadership positions include lead researcher/principal investigator, researcher, statistician and administrator.