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Table 4 Distribution of OOPE by receipt of maternal incentive

From: Payment mechanism for institutional births in Nepal

 

Mean±SD in USD

Received Maternal Incentive Scheme

p-value*

No (n = 490), Mean±SD in USD

Yes (n = 17,783), Mean±SD in USD

Transportation cost

15.0 (14.7, 15.2)

16.7 (14.8, 18.7)

15.1 (14.8, 15.4)

<0.001

Lodging cost

0.98 (0.97, 1.0)

0.95 (0.91, 0.98)

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

0.689

Food cost

11.8 (11.6, 12.0)

7.3 (6.3, 8.2)

13.3 (13.1, 13.6)

<0.001

Hospital cost

13.8 (13.6, 13.9)

17.4 (16.3, 18.6)

13.2 (13.1, 13.3)

<0.001

Total

41.5 (41.2, 41.9)

42.4 (39.8, 45.0)

42.6 (42.2, 43.0)

0.41

  1. *Mann Whitney test