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. 2022 Jul 8;12:36. doi: 10.1186/s13561-022-00387-7

Table 4.

Time and medical costs by service type sought

Cost variable N = 1407 Mean Service type sought
ANC PNC Vaccination Check-up
(n = 334) (n = 380) (n = 136) (n = 557)
Time cost (mins)
 Waiting time (min) 1394 46.7 56.2 (ref) 39.1*** 38.6** 48.1
 Consultation time (min) 1374 12.9 16.3 (ref) 9.4*** 10.3*** 13.8***
Medical cost (USD)
 Prob. Of paying for care (%) 1399 17.8 13.5 (ref) 10.3 10.3 27.4
 Medical cost for all clients 1399 0.23 0.17 (ref) 0.06** 0.04** 0.43***

t-test used ANC service as a reference group; PNC is for follow up mothers and under 2 months babies after delivery; Check-up is for self/ under 5 child check-ups for fever, cough and diarrhoea

*** denotes significance at 1%, ** at 5%, and * at 10% level