Table 6 Incidence of catastrophic expenses by type of birth (as a % of households’ ability to pay)
All the women | Expenses ≥ 5% | Expenses ≥ 10% | Expenses ≥ 20% | Expenses ≥ 40% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N) | n | % ǂ | Mean ± SD (US$) | n | % ǂ | Mean ± SD (US$) | n | % ǂ | Mean ± SD (US$) | n | % ǂ | Mean ± SD (US$) | |
All treatments | 411 | 386 | 93.9 | 351 | 85.4 | 303 | 73.7 | 240 | 58.4 | ||||
By type of birth | |||||||||||||
Normal delivery | 239 | 214 | 89.5 | 83 ± 72 | 186 | 77.8 | 89 ± 74 | 143 | 59.8 | 101 ± 79 | 89 | 37.2 | 118 ± 83 |
Complicated vaginal delivery | 52 | 52 | 100 | 207 ± 128 | 48 | 92.3 | 220 ± 125 | 45 | 86.5 | 232 ± 119 | 39 | 75.0 | 247 ± 116 |
Cesarean section | 120 | 120 | 100 | 337 ± 160 | 117 | 97.5 | 345 ± 156 | 115 | 95.8 | 350 ± 152 | 112 | 93.3 | 354 ± 148 |