Table 3.
Subject | Description |
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Benefit package | |
Unit cost of thin benefit package |
Maternal: The amount that will be required per year to provide free maternal health services to a pregnant woman that uses formal ANC at an average of 4 times, has normal delivery in a health facility, and receives post-natal care and family planning service. This is weighted based on the utilization pattern of various maternal health services in facilities used. Child: The amount that will be required per year to provide a set of health services for an under-five year old child that visits the health facility three times a year. This is weighted based on the utilization pattern of various child health services in facilities used. Either mother or child: The amount required for either a mother or child which is the sum of: Unit maternal cost times probability of being a mother (0.2), and Unit child cost times probability of being a child (0.8), based on the demographic figures. State level costs are multiples of the unit costs. |