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Table 3 Cost and resource use in included studies

From: Interventions for preventing or treating malnutrition in homeless problem-drinkers: a systematic review

Study

Intervention

Outcome Measure and Findings (USD)a

 Darnton-Hill 1986

Vitamin C, B complex, and thiamine regimen

Cost / day AUD (USD): 0.168 (0.12)

B complex capsule

Cost / day AUD (USD): 0.085 (0.06)

Thiamine tablet 50 mg

Cost / day AUD (USD): 0.035 (0.03)

Vitamin C tablet 500 mg

Cost / day AUD (USD): 0.048 (0.03)

 Darmon 2009

Vitamin fortified chocolate spread plus street food

Cost of one RDA diet EUR(USD): 3.64 (5.07)

Food aid meal along with street food

Cost of one RDA diet EUR(USD): 4.78 (6.6)

Street food alone

Cost of one RDA diet EUR(USD): 5.6 (7.7)

 Garden 2013

2000 kcal day-food pack

Average cost USD: 1.3–1.5

 Murakami 2013

Breakfast (400 kcal)

Cost of one meal R$ (USD): 0.5 (0.15)

Lunch (1200 kcal)

Cost of one meal R$ (USD): 1.0 (0.31)

 Tarasuk 1994

Communal cooking and dining in shelter kitchen

Staff needed to co-ordinate: 1 person

  1. aUSD values (In brackets) when the reported cost values were in other currencies calculated using historical exchange rates for the respective publication year’s January