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Table 1 Outline of data categories and sources

From: The "ComPAS Trial" combined treatment model for acute malnutrition: study protocol for the economic evaluation

Activity

Ingredients

Data sources

Sample size

Programme costs

 Treatmenta

Therapeutic food

1. MoH/partner accounting data

2. Clinic audit

3. KII with partners (UN agencies)

4. Time allocation questionnaire

1. N/A

2. All clinics (12 per country)

3. One from each partner

4. Purposive sample representing all types of clinic staff involved in treatment

Human resources

Other medical supplies

Other supplies

Space

 Outreach

Transport

1. MoH/partner accounting data

2. Clinic audit

1. N/A

2. All clinics (12 per country)

Supplies

Human resources

 Supply logistics

Storage

1. MoH/partner accounting data

2. KII with partners and clinic staff

3. Time allocation questionnaire

1. N/A

2. Purposive sample representing all partners

3. Purposive sample representing all types of clinic staff

Transport

Human resources

 Training

Space

1. MoH/partner accounting data

2. Clinic audit

1. N/A

2. All clinics (12 per country)

Supplies

Human resources

 Supervision

Transport

1. KII with supervisors

1. Purposive sample representing all supervisors

Human resources

 Management

Human resources

1. MoH/partner accounting data

2. KII with MoH/partner support staff

3. Time allocation questionnaire

1. N/A

2. Purposive sample

3. All support staff involved in the programme

Equipment

Space

Household costs

 Participating in treatment

Supplies

1. GIs with beneficiaries

2. Beneficiary exit survey

1. 4–6 randomly selected beneficiaries from each clinic

2. All beneficiaries

Time

Transport

Wider health system costs

 Referral to other healthcare providers

Space

1. Clinic audit

2. Literature estimates

1. All clinics (12 per country)

2. N/A

Human resources

Supplies

  1. aNote that this does not include SAM inpatient treatment
  2. KII key informant interview, MoH Ministry of Health, GIs group interviews, N/A not applicable