Factors contributing to rapidly increasing rates of cesarean section in Armenia: a partially mixed concurrent quantitative-qualitative equal status study

Table 1 Mean cost of medicines, tests, and medical supplies/disposables utilized per case, mean cost ratios (CV/VB) and mean length of hospital stay

Vaginal Birth			C-Section
Resource items	Mean cost (VB) AMD (USD*)	Range (between two hospitals) AMD (USD)	Mean cost (CS) AMD (USD)	Range (between two hospitals) AMD (USD)	Ratios of mean costs (CV/VB)^a
Medicines	1559 (4.19)	465 (1.25) - 2653 (7.13)	6903 (18.56)	6483 (17.43) - 7323 (19.69)	4.42
Tests	9524 (25.61)	9030 (24.28) - 10,020 (26.94)	20,037(53.88)	18,425 (49.55) - 21,650 (58.22)	2.10
Medical supplies/disposables	15,654 (42.10)	12,875 (34.62)-18,430 (49.56)	43,840 (117.90)	39,550 (106.36) - 48,130 (129.44)	2.80
Mean length of hospital stay (day)	4.2		6.4		1.52

^*$1 = AMD 371.82 (as of 03/05/2011, date of getting information on the wholesale current prices of medicines and medical supplies/disposables from the Pharm-Info automated electronic system of sales for drugstores)
^aThe government’s reimbursement ratio is 1.64

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