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. 2018 Oct 10;13(10):e0205082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205082

Table 5. User payments in US$ of deliveries according to of Health zone profile and type of health care facility, Lubumbashi, DRC, 2014.

Health Zones All Health centers1 GRH Sendwe CUL Polyclinics p#
N N Med (US$)
Min-Max
N Med (US$)
Min-Max
N Med (US$)
Min-Max
N Med (US$)
Min-Max
N Med (US$)
Min-Max
Kamalondo 67
UnVD 24 52 (30–84) 22 51 (41–83) 0.72
CVD 12 65 (50–122) 5 52 (45–52) 0.04
C-Section 2 354 (347–361) 2 276 (265–286) 0.02
Kampemba 218
UnVD 88 42 (27–75) 49 64 (35–79) 20 53 (33–117) <0.001
CVD 24 45 (34–71) 19 67 (51–161) 5 49 (42–54) <0.001
C-Section 5 331 (290–347) 8 458 (419–567) <0.001
Katuba 174
UnVD 95 37 (23–71) 34 45 (32–116) 16 43 (36–89) <0.001
CVD 18 42 (26–63) 4 66 (46–154) 2 54 (43–65) 0.02
C-Section 2 329 (308–350) 3 274 (163–324) 0.31
Kenya 128
UnVD 77 40 (24–78) 24 42 (37–51) 0.19
CVD 10 62 (42–112) 4 62 (47–63) 0.69
C-Section 5 355 (317–388) 8 264 (237–323) 0.001
Kisanga 76
UnVD 39 36 (26–68) 29 39 (37–44) 0.18
CVD 7 43 (34–48) 1 60
Lubumbashi 245
UnVD 43 62 (25–127) 32 53 (38–75) 31 102 (95–186) 37 148 (46–260) <0.001
CVD 17 65 (27–124) 12 59 (49–98) 14 112 (30–161) 22 167 (66–304) <0.001
C-Section 4 335 (318–356) 10 322 (275–442) 9 334 (245–380) 14 457 (199–782) <0.001
Mumbunda 128
UnVD 50 40 (27–78) 36 81 (66–126) <0.001
CVD 17 44 (29–142) 10 83 (66–219) <0.001
C-Section 7 338 (320–492) 8 356 (331–458) 0.96
Ruashi 173
UnVD 100 41 (20–76) 8 53 (35–64) 25 33 (28–55) <0.001
CVD 12 53 (34–70) 3 64 (59–75) 8 36 (29–70) 0.03
C-Section 4 309 (278–397) 10 297 (270–366) 3 379 (376–381) 0.13
Tshamilemba 91
UnVD 31 61 (20–115) 27 59 (39–72) 0.55
CVD 11 86 (30–137) 12 68 (48–81) 0.34
C-Section 3 297 (283–298) 7 390 (318–483) 0.03
Vangu¥ 90
UnVD 30 19 (26–32) 6 33 (17–111) 24 40 (24–70) 0.20
CVD 11 24 (16–31) 6 39 (25–79) 7 43 (29–60) 0.01
C-Section 4 231 (168–247) 2 242 (158–266) 0.32
p(UnVD)# <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
p(CVD)# <0.001 <0.001 <0.001
p(C-Section)# 0.29 <0.001 0.12

Med: median;

: comparison of the median expenditures for each type of delivery between the different HZ;

: comparison of median expenditures for each type of delivery between the different health facilities;

#: Kruskal-Wallis;

1: Certain HC completed Cesareans without being authorized to do so;

¥: in ZS Ruashi, Polyclinic represents Ruashi Military Hospital