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Table 3 Project costs by category

From: The cost of the training and supervision of community health workers to improve exclusive breastfeeding amongst mothers in a cluster randomised controlled trial in South Africa

Costing Categories & Inputs (Quantity)

Intervention Arm

Control Arm

Costs (US$)

% within

inputs

% of total

cost

Costs (US$)

% within

inputs

% of total

cost

Support Supervision

244,597,93

100%

64%

20,433,02

100%

15%

Personnel: Quality Mentors (3) / Health Facilitators (3)

168,708,70

69%

44%

6391,61

31%

5%

Administrator (1)

2739,54

1%

1%

2739,54

13%

2%

Mentoring Sessions (22)

51,545,03

21%

13%

–

–

–

Quarterly Learning Sessions (3)

10,302,80

4%

3%

–

–

–

Monthly Meetings

–

–

–

0

0%

0%

Equipment (Laptop, projector & printer)

710,87

0%

0%

710,87

3%

1%

Office space

6972,05

3%

2%

6972,05

34%

5%

Utilities

1612,32

1%

0%

1612,32

8%

1%

Telephone and data costs

747,20

1%

0%

747,20

4%

1%

Stationery

1259,42

1%

0%

1259,42

6%

1%

Once-off Training

1862,52

100%

0%

0,00

0%

0%

Combined training costs

1862,52

100%

0%

0,00

0%

0%

Outreach Activities

117,150,62

100%

35%

117,150,62

100%

85%

Personnel: CHWs (60 in each arm)

89,440,99

76%

27%

89,440,99

76%

65%

Supervisors (15 in each arm)

26,086,96

22%

8%

26,086,96

22%

19%

Field Materials

1622,67

1%

0%

1622,67

1%

1%

TOTAL

363,611,07

  

137,583,64

  
  1. Costing Categories and totals in bold