Table 1 Input costs per activity and comparison by study group

Total costs

64,433.05

100

163,721.71

100

 Total fixed costs

14,994.07

23.3

77,897.12

47.6

Supervision

7,119.41

11.0

12.981,97

7.9

 Monthly monitoring

AAH

5,111.10

10,222.19

 District nutrition supervision

AAH

439.51

603.97

 Regional nutrition supervision

AAH

264.92

364.04

 National nutrition supervision

AAH

1,303.88

1,791.77

Staff support

7,874.67

12.2

10,821.21

6.6

 Support Mayahi

AAH

86.75

119.21

 Support Niamey

AAH

3,982.65

5,472.88

 Logistic Mayahi

AAH

99.14

136.24

 Logistic Niamey

AAH

224.02

307.85

 Finances Mayahi

AAH

27.88

38.32

 Finances Niamey

AAH

597.40

820.93

 Project manager

AAH

146.50

201.32

 National nutrition direction

MoH

439.51

603.97

 Regional nutrition direction

MoH

586.01

805.29

 District nutrition direction

MoH

1,684.79

2,315.21

HPs implementation

–

0.00

54,093.93

33.1

 Management and coordination

–

–

15,130.43

9.2

  Meeting support

AAH

–

–

9,565.22

  Community volunteers’ motivation

AAH

–

–

5,565.22

 Training

–

–

4,900.35

3.0

  CHWs training

AAH

–

–

2,869.57

  CHWs training supervision

AAH

–

–

1,100.35

  Car rental

AAH

–

–

930.43

 HPs procurement

–

–

30,287.06

18.5

  Refurbishment

AAH

–

–

11,100.00

  CHWs equipment

AAH

–

–

3,860.87

  Materials and consultation records

AAH

–

–

14,395.76

  Equipment and materials transport

AAH

–

–

930.43

 RUTF logistics

–

–

3.776.09

2.3

  Transport

AAH

–

–

2,328.26

  Stock follow-up tools

AAH

–

–

1,447.83

 Total variable costs

49,438.98

76.7

57,364.65

28,459.94

52.4

Transport

HH

18.354,78

28.5

13.179,13

6,365.22

11.9

Opportunity costs

HH

3,441.52

5.3

4,942.17

–

3.0

RUTF procurement

UNICEF

22,353.91

34.7

31,662.26

20,287.04

31.7

Healthcare delivery HR

MoH

3,441.52

5.3

4,942.17

884.06

3.6

Hospital referral

MoH /HH

1,847.24

2.9

2,638.91

923.62

2.2