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Table 3 Summary of the direct cost for accessing family planning services from SDPs in Ghana

From: In search of universal health coverage: the hidden cost of family planning to women in Ghana

Cost segregation

Cost component

Client records Card (n = 114) [USD]

Consultation fee (n = 6) [USD]

Laboratory test/x-ray (n = 123) [USD]

Contraceptive supplied (n = 971) [USD]

Transportation cost (n = 505) [USD]

Total direct cost [USD]

Average (SD)

3.30 ± 2.2 [0.73 ± 0.49]

7.50 ±  [1.67 ±]

6.03 ± 8.7 [1.34 ± 1.93]

4.73 ± 4.3 [1.05 ± 0.96]

5.50 ±  [1.22 ±]

7.90 ± 5.7 [1.76 ± 1.27]

Median

3.00 [0.67]

10.00 [2.22]

5.00 [1.11]

2.00 [0.44]

4.00 [0.89]

5.00 [1.11]

IQR

3.00 [0.67]

6.00 [1.33]

1.00 [0.22]

4.00 [0.89]

3.00 [0.67]

6.5 [1.44]

Total (%)

368.50 [81.89]

45.00 [10.00]

742.00 [164.89]

4,588.30 [1,019.62]

2822.90 [627.31]

8,567.20 [1903.82]

  1. GHS Ghanaian cedis, USD US Dollar rate at 2017 market price 1 US$ = 4.50, IQR interquartile range