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. 2011 Dec 6;11:904. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-904

Table 2.

Itemized costs (2010 $US) used in the analysis

Cost category Base-case Range Reference
Abortion procedure costs

Doctor 93.97 51.51-149.14 [28]

Clinical officer 55.68 38.12-82.26 [28]

Nurse/Midwife 42.13 28.09-62.01 [28]

Dispenser 17.05 10.03-28.09 [28]

Lay practitioner 37.12 24.08-58.16 [28]

Self-induction 11.54 8.03-18.06 [28]

Productivity 1.14 0.57-2.29 Primary study

Hospital complications

Personnel 19.31 9.74-38.63 [26]

Supplies 11.45 10.94-11.85 [38,40] Primary study

Drugs 6.67 5.6-8.3 [38] Primary study

Diagnostic tests 14.94 14.31-15.41 [38] Primary study

Overhead and capital 10.35 8.67-12.04 [45]

Productivity 23.76 20.52 - 32.84 Primary study

Out-patient complications

Personnel 1.01 0.51 - 2.04 [26]

Supplies 1.50 0.71 - 2.97 [38] Primary study

Drugs 1.20 1.14 - 1.36 [38] Primary study

Diagnostic tests 4.98 4.31 - 5.20 [38] Primary study

Overhead and capital 1.95 0.97 - 3.89 [45]

Productivity 1.14 0.57 - 2.29 Primary study

Other costs

Antenatal care 10.09 5.05 - 20.18 [26]

Hospital delivery 116.63 58.32 - 233.26 [26]

Transport 2.49 1.42 - 3.03 Primary study

Upkeep 11.59 9.11 - 14.06 Primary study

Out of pocket$ 1.48 0.74 - 2.95 Primary study

Annual productivity loss* 474.27 -- [2]

*Equivalent to GDP per capita at the real exchange rate

$ Costs incurred by patients to procure inputs such as drugs and gloves that may be out of stock at a health facility