Table 1 Out-of-pocket expenditure and other parameters from hospitalization due to childbirth across wealth quintiles, caste and place of residence in public and private health facilities across India
From: Cost of hospitalization for childbirth in India: how equitable it is in the post-NRHM era?
Wealth quintiles | Public | Private | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
1st MPCE | 23 (10–44) | 166 (98–282) | 28 (11–67) |
2nd MPCE | 25 (12–52) | 186 (105–346) | 42 (15–113) |
3rd MPCE | 28 (13–58) | 200 (111–337) | 61 (20–154) |
4th MPCE | 28 (14–60) | 235 (130–369) | 78 (25–223) |
5th MPCE | 31 (14–70) | 312 (156–514) | 175 (54–405) |
Overall | 26 (11–52) | 231 (123–386) | 54 (18–165) |
Caste | |||
Scheduled caste | 23 (10–48) | 200(115–371) | 34 (13–100) |
Scheduled tribe | 18 (9–41) | 154 (75–240) | 25 (10–67) |
Backward class | 25 (12–48) | 229 (119–381) | 54 (18–169) |
General | 37 (17–77) | 261 (146–413) | 88 (32–246) |
Place of residence | |||
Rural | 25 (11–50) | 200 (111–346) | 42 (16–122) |
Urban | 28 (12–61) | 273 (154–457) | 105 (29–295) |
Catastrophic expenditurea (%) | 7% | 60% | 25% |
Duration of treatment (in days) | 3 (2–4) | 5 (3–7) | 4 (2–6) |
Sale/borrowing of assets (%) | 11 | 20 | 15 |
Medicines as a proportion of total cost | 25 | 18 | 22 |
Indirect costb as a proportion of total cost | 43 | 09 | 26 |