Table 5 Average cost (CM) of obstetric and newborn care, ability to pay and household impoverishment (in US $ per woman)
Characteristics | Cost of care per woman in US $ | Total household expenditure in US $ | Ability to pay per household in US $ | % of average cost / Total expenditure | % of Average Cost / Ability to Pay | Proportion of poor households ** | Proportion of non-poor and impoverished households | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | % | % | n (%) | n (%) | |
Type of birth | ||||||||
Normal delivery * | 239 | 77 ± 70 | 626 ± 625 | 371 ± 392 | 12.3 | 20.8 | 226 (94.6) | 0 (0) |
Complicated vaginal delivery * | 52 | 207 ± 128 | 479 ± 444 | 260 ± 256 | 43.2 | 79.6 | 49 (94.2) | 0 (0) |
Cesarean section * | 120 | 338 ± 160 | 495 ± 354 | 278 ± 249 | 68.2 | 121.6 | 116 (96.7) | 2 (50) |