From: Cost of childbirth in Upper West Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Cost Category | Insured | Uninsured | Total Average Cost (SD) | |
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Number (n) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Medical | Registration card | 82 | 0.8 (0.7) | 0.9(0.5) | 0.8(0.7) |
Consultation | 16 | 4.1(1.9) | 1.7(1.4) | 2.9(2.1) | |
Diagnosis | 43 | 3.1(4.2) | 3.7(6.6) | 3.2(4.8) | |
Drugs | 89 | 7.6(15.3) | 9.2(13.4) | 8.0(14.9) | |
Medical supplies | 101 | 4.3(3.8) | 3.1(3.2) | 4.2(3.8) | |
Total | 213 | 6.0(11.8) | 8.9(11.8) | 6.5(11.8) | |
Non-medical | Transportation | 288 | 4.1(8.6) | 2.8(3.3) | 3.9(8.1) |
Informal payments | 22 | 6.9(11.2) | 1.6(1.2) | 5.7(10.0) | |
Non- medical payments such disinfectant, rubber bed spread, cotton, gauze, spirit | 120 | 3.5(2.5) | 4.1(3.6) | 3.6(2.7) | |
Total | 344 | 5.1(8.9) | 3.8(4.9) | 4.9(8.3) | |
Overall | 406 | 7.5(13.3) | 7.9(11.4) | 7.5(13.1) |