Availability of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) among public and private health facilities in rural northwest Bangladesh

Table 5 Costs of Caesarian-section procedure and registration fees at 11 surveyed health facilities providing comprehensive emergency obstetric care

Type of clinic	Cost of C-section (Taka)	Cost - US $
Sub-district hospitals (n = 3)	N/A	N/A
Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic, Gaibandha	Free	-
Maternal and Child Welfare Clinic, Rangpur	Free	-
District Hospital, Gaibandha	5	$0.06
Medical College Hospital, Rangpur	15	$0.18
Private Clinic, Gaibandha	5500	$67.07
Private Clinic, Gaibandha	5500	$67.07
Private Clinic, Gaibandha	5500	$67.07
Private Clinic, Gaibandha	5500	$67.07
Private Clinic, Rangpur	6000	$73.17
Private Clinic, Rangpur	8000	$97.56
Private Clinic, Rangpur	8500	$103.66

Table 5 represents the costs of Caesarian section procedures at the 11 surveyed CEmOC facilities in Gaibandha and Rangpur Districts between October 2011 and January 2012. Costs were reported by health administrators and did not include the costs of medicines or supplies for the C-section procedure. Estimated costs are based on an exchange rate of 82 Taka/$1 USD (rate as of January 20, 2015 from Bangladesh Bank [26]).

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