Table 2 Median total expenditures and total capacity to pay by type of delivery and experience of catastrophic expenses, city of Lubumbashi, DRC, 2015 (Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction)
Type of delivery | Non-catastrophic expenses | Catastrophic expenses | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (n) | Median in US$ (minimum-maximum) | Total (n) | Median in US$ (minimum-maximum) | ||
Total expenditures for obstetric and neonatal care | |||||
 Uncomplicated vaginal | 906 | 34 (10–220) | 95 | 38 (10–163) | 0.043 |
 Complicated vaginal | 356 | 43 (12–396) | 73 | 42 (12–272) | 0.69 |
 Caesarean | 104 | 323 (82–966) | 93 | 388 (108–924) | 0.005 |
Total | 1366 | 38 (10–966) | 261 | 54 (10–924) | < 0.001* |
Total household capacity to pay | |||||
 Uncomplicated vaginal | 906 | 104 (20–2462) | 95 | 65 (20–222) | 0.03 |
 Complicated vaginal | 356 | 122 (19–3009) | 73 | 54 (20–199) | 0.04 |
 Caesarean | 104 | 569 (112–3201) | 93 | 392 (55–1297) | 0.031 |
Total | 1366 | 114 (19–3201) | 261 | 123 (20–1297) | 0.015* |