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Table 2 Childbirth cost (USD)

From: Cost of childbirth in Upper West Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Cost Category

 

Insured

Uninsured

Total Average Cost (SD)

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)