Table 1 Out of pocket expenditure by mode of delivery, duration and hospital of birth (n = 21,697)
Out of pocket expenditure | Mean ± SD in USD | Median P50 (P25, P75) in USD | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Mode of delivery (n = 21,602) | < 0.001 | ||
Vaginal delivery (n-15,311) | 38.26 ± 25.82 | 32.6 (20.6–50.7) | |
Instrumental delivery (n-841) | 42.87 ± 24.27 | 37.8 (24.9–59.0) | |
Caesarean delivery (n-5,450) | 50.59 ± 30.22 | 43.3 (28.9–66.2) | |
Duration of stay | < 0.001 | ||
1 to 2 days (n-14,124) | 39.0 ± 25.5 | 33.5 (21.2–51.1) | |
2 to 3 days (n-4,740) | 45.9 ± 33.8 | 37.8 (25.0-60.3) | |
4 to 7 days (n-1,719) | 46.4± 28.3 | 41.8 (25.1–61.7) | |
7 days or more (n-457) | 53.2 ± 36.1 | 44.7 (26.5–68.7) | |
Hospital | < 0.001 | ||
Surkhet Provincial hospital (n-2,034) | 26.95 ± 19.62 | 19.8 (14.7–31.8) | |
Bardiya hospital (n-89) | 23.08 ± 9.90 | 20.5 (16.7–25.7) | |
Bharatpur hospital (n-3,879) | 36.60 ± 28.77 | 30.0 (22.3–40.7) | |
Seti Provincial hospital (n-657) | 41.70 ± 29.82 | 35.0 (20.3–52.5) | |
Nuwakot hospital (n-464) | 43.11 ± 29.81 | 35.3 (21.9–54.4) | |
Koshi Provincial hospital (2,370) | 31.18 ± 26.66 | 24.9 (16.3–38.4) | |
Rapti hospital (2,560) | 33.72 ± 29.46 | 23.9 (16.3–39.1) | |
Prithivi Chandra hospital (159) | 14.82 ± 5.99 | 13.5 (11.1–15.9) | |
Lumbini Provincial hospital (8,922) | 51.83 ± 23.40 | 47.4 (33.5–64.9) | |
Bheri hospital (350) | 57.33 ± 27.43 | 60.3 (41.5–65.4) | |
Pythan hospital (213) | 46.96 ± 29.84 | 42.4 (25.9–62.6) |