Table 9.
Economic cost and cost efficiency of conducting a national-scale 24HR using INDDEX24 and PAPI: Burkina Faso
| INDDEX24 | PAPI | Difference in cost* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary activity | Subactivities | Cost (2019 USD) | Percent of activity total | Cost (2019 USD) | Percent of activity total | INDDEX24-PAPI (2019 USD) |
| Preparation of dietary reference data | Develop food and recipe lists and tags/probes | 2957 | 16·4 | 2957 | 16·4 | 0 |
| Prepare food composition table | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | |
| Develop standard recipes density factors | 10 518 | 58·5 | 10 518 | 58·5 | 0 | |
| Identify PSEM/conversion factors | 2893 | 16·1 | 2893 | 16·1 | 0 | |
| Compile and format dietary reference data | 1619 | 9·0 | 1619 | 9·0 | 0 | |
| Subtotal | 17 986 | 17 986 | 0 | |||
| Survey preparation | Design paper questionnaire for 24HR | 0 | 0·0 | 963 | 1·6 | –963 |
| Develop data entry form for 24HR | 0 | 0·0 | 657 | 1·1 | –657 | |
| Pilot mobile app/paper questionnaires | 6344 | 7·9 | 6240 | 10·6 | 104 | |
| Develop manuals and training materials | 175 | 0·2 | 893 | 1·5 | –718 | |
| Translate forms and training materials | 5825 | 7·2 | 5772 | 9·8 | 53 | |
| Print survey instruments/questionnaires | 1944 | 2·4 | 11 970 | 20·3 | –10 025 | |
| Print photo atlas | 9528 | 11·8 | 9528 | 16·2 | 0 | |
| Receive ethical approval | 2011 | 2·5 | 2011 | 3·4 | 0 | |
| Purchase and prepare supplies and equipment | 49 784 | 61·8 | 20 821 | 35·4 | 28 964 | |
| Purchase CommCare subscription | 5000 | 6·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 5000 | |
| Subtotal | 80 612 | 58 853 | 21 758 | |||
| Training | Supervisor training | 27 205 | 24·2 | 27 205 | 23·5 | 0 |
| Enumerator training | 85 013 | 75·8 | 85 013 | 73·6 | 0 | |
| Data entry clerk training | 0 | 0·0 | 3363 | 2·9 | –3363 | |
| Subtotal | 112 218 | 115 580 | –3363 | |||
| Survey execution | Household listing and sampling of eligible participants | 164 107 | 38·8 | 164 111 | 42·8 | –4 |
| Incentives | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | |
| Data collection and field supervision | 219 466 | 51·9 | 219 466 | 57·2 | 0 | |
| Electronic data monitoring | 39 007 | 9·2 | 0 | 0·0 | 39 007 | |
| Subtotal | 422 580 | 383 576 | 39 003 | |||
| Data entry | Data entry and supervision | 0 | 0·0 | 57 896 | 100·0 | –57 896 |
| Subtotal | 0 | 57 896 | –57 896 | |||
| Data cleaning, processing and preparation | Data cleaning, processing (food matching, gap filling, etc.) and preparation for analysis | 49 207 | 100·0 | 193 126 | 100·0 | –143 919 |
| Subtotal | 49 207 | 193 126 | –143 919 | |||
| Administration | Management and oversight | 46 046 | 38·4 | 47 100 | 34·8 | –1054 |
| International travel to the field | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | |
| Lodging/per diem for international personnel | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | 0·0 | 0 | |
| Overhead | 73 736 | 61·6 | 88 178 | 65·2 | –14 442 | |
| Subtotal | 119 783 | 135 278 | –15 496 | |||
| Totals | Prepare dietary reference data | 17 986 | 2·2 | 17 986 | 1·9 | 0 |
| Survey preparation | 80 612 | 10·0 | 58 853 | 6·1 | 21 758 | |
| Training | 112 218 | 14·0 | 115 580 | 12·0 | –3363 | |
| Survey execution | 422 580 | 52·7 | 383 576 | 39·9 | 39 003 | |
| Data entry | 0 | 0·0 | 57 896 | 6·0 | –57 896 | |
| Data cleaning, processing and preparation | 49 207 | 6·1 | 193 126 | 20·1 | –143 919 | |
| Administration | 119 783 | 14·9 | 135 278 | 14·1 | –15 496 | |
| Grand total | 802 385 | 100·0 | 962 297 | 100·0 | –159 912 | |
| Number of respondents | 6500 | 6500 | ||||
| Total per respondent | 123 | 148 | –25 | |||
24HR, 24-h dietary recall; INDDEX24, INDDEX24 Dietary Assessment Platform; PAPI, pen-and-paper interview; PSEM, portion size estimation method; USD, US dollars.
*
The difference is calculated as the cost of INDDEX24 minus the cost of PAPI.