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Table 7 Total Payment per normal delivery in Burkina Faso and Morocco (in Euros) and % as proportion of monthly household expenditure

From: Cost and impact of policies to remove and reduce fees for obstetric care in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Morocco

 

HH Expenditure per month (EUR)

Excess amount paid per ND (EUR)

Total payment for ND (EUR)

Excess as % of total payment

Payment per normal delivery as % median HH expenditure

Burkina Faso

61.89

0.61

16.23

4

26

Morocco

178.26

3.12

48.73

6

27

  1. Source: Exit interviews
  2. Note: Excess refers to payments for items which are explicitly included in the exempted package of care (or over the basic tariff, in the case of Burkina Faso)
  3. Total payment refers to the total cost of a caesarean (costs paid inside the hospital including gifts to personnel, costs of prescribed drugs bought either at the hospital or private pharmacy and the costs of carers)
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International Journal for Equity in Health

ISSN: 1475-9276

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