Table 4. Association of hidden cost on delivery services with study variables (n = 384).
| Characteristics | Hidden cost on delivery services | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 25,000 NRs n = 172 (44.8%) | >25,000 NRs n = 212 (55.2%) | ||
| Age of respondents | |||
| ≤ 25 Years | 101 (43.9) | 129 (56.1) | 0.677 |
| > 25 Years | 71 (46.1) | 83 (53.9) | |
| Religion of respondents | |||
| Hindu | 138 (43.8) | 177(56.2) | 0.408 |
| Buddhist | 34 (49.3) | 35 (50.7) | |
| Educational status of mother | |||
| Illiterate | 42 (59.2) | 29 (40.8) | 0.007* |
| Literate | 130 (41.5) | 183 (58.5) | |
| Educational status of husband | |||
| Illiterate | 10 (45.5) | 12 (54.5) | 0.843 |
| Literate | 119 (43.3) | 156 (56.7) | |
| Educational status of house head | |||
| Illiterate | 8 (25) | 24 (75) | 0.058 |
| Literate | 25 (45.5) | 30 (54.5) | |
| Occupation of mother | |||
| Unemployment | 136 (45.2) | 165 (54.8) | 0.714 |
| Employment | 33 (42.9) | 44 (57.1) | |
| Occupation of husband | |||
| Unemployment | 25 (51) | 24 (49) | 0.198 |
| Employment | 101 (41.1) | 145 (58.9) | |
| Occupation of house head | |||
| Unemployment | 21 (70) | 9 (30) | 0.011* |
| Employment | 24 (41.4) | 34 (58.6) | |
| Family monthly income | |||
| >25000 NRs | 33(34) | 64(66) | 0.014* |
| ≤ 25000 NRs | 139(48.4) | 148 (51.6) | |
| Places of delivery | |||
| Private hospital | 2 (2) | 98 (98) | 0.0001* |
| Public hospital | 170 (59.9) | 114 (40.1) | |
| Numbers of pregnancy | |||
| One | 110 (42.6) | 148 (57.4) | 0.477 |
| Two | 60 (49.2) | 62 (50.8) | |
| Three | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | |
| Modes of delivery | |||
| NVD | 145 (54.7) | 120 (45.3) | 0.0001* |
| C-section | 27 (22.7) | 92 (77.3) | |
| Length of stay in hospital | |||
| ≤ 5 days | 150 (74.6) | 51 (25.4) | 0.0001* |
| > 5 days | 22 (12) | 161 (88) | |
| Distance between respondents houses and hospital | |||
| ≤15 km | 107 (54.3) | 90 (45.7) | 0.0001* |
| > 15 km | 65 (34.8) | 122 (65.2) | |
| Travel time between respondents’ house and hospital | |||
| ≤240 minutes | 167 (46.6) | 191 (53.4) | 0.007* |
| > 240 minutes | 5 (19.2) | 21 (80.8) | |
*Significant by Chi-square.