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Table 2 Estimated median per-case costs (USD) for labor and supply components for simple uterine evacuation by treatment type in 15 PAC-providing public health facilities1

From: Costs of postabortion care in public sector health facilities in Malawi: a cross-sectional survey

 

MVA

D&C

Misoprostol

Overall

PAC input costs

Labor inputs

$7

$7

$7

$7

Supply and medication inputs

$6

$14

$4

$7

  1. 1Cost data collection occurred in 2010. Cost data on uterine evacuation type was only available from facilities providing each type of treatment. Data on MVA, D&C, and misoprostol was available from 15, 9 and 2 facilities, respectively