Table 1.
Prices and affordability of misoprostol and oxytocin across countries
| Public | Private | Mission | ||||||||
| Price (US$) | Mean price ratio | Affordability of treatment (number of day’s wages) | Price (US$) | Mean price ratio | Affordability of treatment (number of day’s wages) | Price (US$) | Mean price ratio | Affordability of treatment (number of day’s wages) | ||
| Kenya | Oxytocin | 0.029 | 0.17 | 0.01 | 1.354 | 8.14 | 0.34 | 0.672 | 4.04 | 0.30 |
| Misoprostol | 0.273 | 1.37 | 0.07 | 1.967 | 9.84 | 0.49 | 1.217 | 6.09 | 0.17 | |
| Uganda | Oxytocin | 0 | NA | NA | 0.998 | 5.99 | 0.57 | 0.408 | 2.45 | 0.23 |
| Misoprostol | 0 | NA | NA | 0.589 | 2.95 | 0.34 | 0.39 | 1.95 | 0.22 | |
| Zambia | Oxytocin | 0 | NA | NA | 0.678 | 4.08 | 0.06 | NA | NA | NA |
| Misoprostol | 0 | NA | NA | 5.989 | 29.95 | 0.55 | NA | NA | NA | |
NA, not applicable; US$, US dollar.