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Table 3 Estimated median per-case costs (USD) by treatment category and procedure type in 15 PAC-providing public health facilities (n = 501 cases)1

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

 

MVA

D&C

Misoprostol

Overall

n = 280

n = 220

n = 1

n = 501

15 facilities

9 facilities

2 facilities

15 facilities

PAC treatment category

Simple

$13

$19

$12

$13

UE with associated treatment

$13

$19

$12

$13

Severe non-surgical

$61

$67

-

$63

UE with treatment of sepsis

$46

$52

-

$46

UE with blood transfusion

$52

$58

-

$52

UE with treatment of sepsis & blood transfusion

$85

$91

-

$85

Severe surgical

$119

$138

-

$128

UE with surgical repair & treatment of sepsis

$119

$119

-

$119

UE with surgical repair & blood transfusion

-

-

-

-

UE with surgical repair, treatment of sepsis & blood transfusion

-

$158

-

$158

All procedures

$49

$63

$12

$40

  1. 1Cost data collection occurred in 2010