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Table 4 Median and interquartile range (IQR) for health facility expenditures associated with normal and cesarean deliveries, informal payments, and transportation costs in dollars

From: Statewide program to promote institutional delivery in Gujarat, India: who participates and the degree of financial subsidy provided by the Chiranjeevi Yojana program

 

CY beneficiary (CYB) median (IQR)

CY non-beneficiary (CYNB)a median (IQR)

Private non-beneficiary (PNB) median (IQR)

Government non-beneficiary (GNB) median (IQR)

Health facility expenditure: vaginal delivery

5 (0–16)

47* (25–66)

44* (34–79)

0* (0–1)

Health facility expenditure: CS delivery

69 (20–78)

199* (81–274)

208* (102–284)

18 (6–28)

Informal payments (rewards)

0 (0–3)

2 (0–5)

0 (0–3)

0 (0–0)

Transportation

2 (0–6)

3 (0.6–10)

2 (0.4–6)

0 (0–1)

  1. Conversion rate: US$1 = Rs 50. Reference group: CY beneficiary (CYB)
  2. CS cesarean section
  3. *p < 0.000
  4. aDelivered in an accredited CY facility but did not receive the benefit