Cost-effectiveness of the treatment of uncomplicated severe acute malnutrition by community health workers compared to treatment provided at an outpatient facility in rural Mali

Table 5 Base case and modelled scenario cost-effectiveness results

Outcome	Intervention (observed, base case)	Control (observed, base case)	Intervention (modelled scenario)	Control (modelled scenario*)
Total cost (USD)	150 523	93 641	146 744	116 251
# children in program	617	212	617	617
Recovery rate	94.17%	88.21%	94.17%	88.21%
Number of children recovered	581	187	581	544^a
Cost per child treated	244	442	238	188
Cost per child recovered	259	501	253	214

^aModelled number based on sample size of 617
*Number of children admitted is modelled to be the same despite initial unequal arms

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