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Table 3 Total childbirth cost by socioeconomic status and place of childbirth (USD)

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

Wealth Quintile

Mean(SD)

Quintile 1 (Poorest)

9.8(15.0))

Quintile 2 (Very poor)

6.3(7.6)

Quintile 3 (Poor)

4.9(5.9)

Quintile 4 (Less poor)

8.0(18.0)

Quintile 5 (Least poor)

8.7(14.4)

Total

7.5(13.1)

Place of childbirth

 Home

4.8(3.7)

 CHPS Compound

7.2(17.3)

 Health Centre

6.0(11.5)

 Hospital

11.0(12.4)

Total

7.5(13.1)

  1. SD Standard Deviation