User fee exemptions and excessive household spending for normal delivery in Burkina Faso: the need for careful implementation

Table 4 Detail of medical expenses distribution by district

	Sebba (1)				Dori (2)				Djibo (3)				P value (*)
	N	Median	Q25	Q75	N	Median	Q25	Q75	N	Median	Q25	Q75	1vs 3	2vs3	1 vs 2
User fees for delivery	2	400	400	400	5	200	200	200	266	900	900	900	0.001	0.001	0.102
Medecine/
consummable fees (to health professional)	4	237.5	138	650	40	1500	925	1800	11	1000	600	2200	0.297	0.001	0.001
Medecine/
consummable fees (to pharmacist)	21	100	0	300	22	1000	800	1650	40	1815	1000	2250	0.014	0.419	0.004
Cleaning product fees	205	200	200	200	240	196	150	300	240	150	100	300	0.679	0.016	0.002
Total medical expenses	282	150	0	300	275	200	150	700	266	1075	1000	1275	0.001	0.001	0.002

1= Sebba, 2= Dori, 3= Djibo (*) Differences are considered to be significant when the P value is < 0.05. The median has been measured among the women that paid.

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