Table 3. Comparison of characteristics of CY and NonCY facilities.
Facility characteristics (descriptive) | CY | NonCY) | Wilcoxon Mann Whitney test | |||
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(n = 40) | (n = 50) | |||||
Median | Median | p value | ||||
(IQR) | (IQR) | |||||
Bed Strength | 15 | 17 | 0.55 | |||
(10–23) | (12–22) | |||||
Years of functioning | 9.9 | 13 | 0.09 | |||
(2–17) | (7.4–20) | |||||
Obstetrician’s years of experience | 10 | 17 | 0.01 | |||
(3–30) | (10–24) | |||||
Num of vaginal births recorded per month in last six months | 35 | 41 | 0.90 | |||
(16–88) | (20–67) | |||||
Num of caesarean births recorded per month in last six months | 6 | 11 | 0.00 | |||
(1.5–10.5) | (6.7–18) | |||||
Proportion of caesarean births in last six months | 8.9 | 22.6 | 0.00 | |||
(2.8–23.9) | (12.4–37) | |||||
Costs (Rs) | ||||||
Normal Delivery Costs | ||||||
Median | 2500 | 3000 | 0.005 | |||
Cost range | 225–4500 | 250–7500 | ||||
Caesarean Costs | ||||||
Median | 8500 | 10000 | 0.006 | |||
Cost range | 600–12500 | 1000–30000 |