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Table 3 Costing change-point analysis of products

From: Optimal allocation of antenatal and young child nutrition interventions: an individual-based global burden of disease calibrated microsimulation

Product and standard cost in 2023 USD

Cost to be prioritized over prior product in 2023 USD

Cost to be prioritized behind next product in 2023 USD

IFA, 3.11 per supplemented pregnancy

US $2 — to be prioritized over MMN at the lowest budget sizes

N/A

MMN, 4.75 per supplemented pregnancy

N/A — no prior product

US $15

SAM treatment, 57.32 per treated child

US $19

US $178

Targeted MAM treatment, 40.69 per treated child

US $15

N/A — will never be less cost effective than universal MAM due to model constraints

Universal MAM treatment, 40.69 per treated child

N/A — will never be more cost effective than targeted MAM due to model constraints

US $45

SQ-LNS, 48.98 for 12-month supplementation

US $44

US $54

Targeted BEP, 55.18 per supplemented pregnancy

US $55

N/A — no later product

  1. MMN multiple micronutrients, IFA iron and folic acid, SAM severe acute malnutrition, MAM moderate acute malnutrition, SQ-LNS small quantity lipid-based nutrient supplementation, BEP balanced energy protein, USD United States dollars