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Table 4 Costs used in the model

From: Prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: cost consequences analysis of misoprostol in low-resource settings

Costs (2012 US$)

Point estimate

Low

High

Source

Oxytocin/10 iU

$0.2184

0.0368

0.7289

MSH [21]

Misoprostol/200 μg

$0.09

0.0564

0.1786

MSH [21]

IV fluids

$1.79

0.895

3.58

WHO [20]

Infusion-giving set

$0.32

0.16

0.64

WHO [20]

Unit of blood

$41.67

20.835

83.34

WHO [20]

Blood giving set

$0.48

0.24

0.96

WHO [20]

Emergency transport

$0.41/km

0.205

0.82

WHO [20]

Overnight in health centre

$1.39

0.695

2.78

WHO [20]

Overnight in hospital

$3.47

1.735

6.94

WHO [20]

Syringe

$0.07

0.035

0.14

WHO [20]

  1. Costs from the WHO Mother-baby package [20] inflated to 2012 US$ [23]; low values are the point estimates multiplied by 0.5; high values are the point estimates multiplied by 2