Table 3 “No raw sap” and “only safe sap” intervention cost, implemented in 2012–2014 in Rajbari District and 2013–2014 in Faridpur District to reduce the risk of Nipah virus infection, Bangladesh
Component | “No raw sap” intervention (population: 361,000) | “Only safe sap” intervention (population: 335,000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Description | Total cost (US$) | Cost per person reached (US$) | Description | Total cost (US$) | Cost per person reached (US$) | |
TV public service announcement | ||||||
Cable operator cost | 1 operator in 2 sub districts at $154 each season for two seasons | $308 | 11 operators in 2 sub districts at $59.5 per operator for one season | $654 | ||
DVDs cost | 5 DVDs at $1 per unit | $5 | 20 DVDs at $1 per unit | $20 | ||
Total cost of TV public service announcement | 11% of people directly saw the TV public service announcement | $313 | $0.008 | 12% of people directly saw the TV public service announcement | $674 | $0.017 |
Poster | ||||||
Printing cost | 3000 posters at $0.15 per unit | $450 | 7000 posters at $0.119 per unit | $830 | ||
Affixing cost | 3000 posters at $.30 per unit | $900 | 7000 posters at $.30 per unit | $2100 | ||
Total cost of poster | 21% of people saw a poster | $1305 | $0.017 | 31% of people saw a poster | $2930 | $0.028 |
NGO training | ||||||
Staff training | 45 staff per training session, at $2674 per training session | $2674 | 56 staff per training session, at $2674 per training session | $2575 | ||
Training manuals | 1000 training manuals at $0.13 per unit | $125 | 1000 training manuals at $0.275 per unit | $275 | ||
Total cost of NGO training | $2799 | $2850 | ||||
Meeting cost | ||||||
Meetings | 585 meetings at $37.48 per meeting | $21,928 | 601 meetings at $48.87 per meeting | $29,374 | ||
Calendars/yearly planner | 1500 yearly planners at $0.21 per unit | $315 | 5000 calendars at $0.152 per unit | $761 | ||
Total cost of meetings | 10% of people attended meeting | $22,243 | $0.62 | 12% of people attended meeting | $30,135 | $0.75 |
Intervention monitoring cost | ||||||
TV public service announcement monitoring | 15 tea stalls per district at $1.3 per tea stall for two seasons | $40 | 15 tea stalls per district at $1.3 per tea stall for one seasons | $20 | ||
Meeting monitoring | 4 persons at $865per per person | $3460 | 4 persons at $865per per person | $3460 | ||
Total cost of intervention monitoring | $3500 | $3480 | ||||
Total cost with TV public service announcement, poster, meeting and monitoring of a “no raw sap” intervention | 30% of people directly reached by the intervention | $30,205 | $0.28 | |||
Gachhi component | ||||||
Training | 1160 gachhis at $7.6 per gachhi training | $8846 | ||||
Stickers to identify bana protected sap | 6000 stickers, per $0.035 | $210 | ||||
Incentive for gachhis who used bana | 1100 gachhis at $5.8 per sweatshirt | $6346 | ||||
Total cost of gachhi component | 1160 gachhis reached | $15,402 | $13 | |||
Total cost with TV public service announcement, poster, meeting monitoring and gachhi training, for an “only safe sap” intervention | 41% of people directly reached by the intervention | $55,471 | $0.40 | |||
Total in Bangladeshi taka (BDT) | 2,4487,080 | 4,567,564 | ||||