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Table 2 Average Expenditure (Direct cost of treatment) per childbirth (ANC, delivery and PNC); and Catastrophic Expenditure by background characteristics of respondents

From: Analysing the expenditure on childbearing: a community-based cross-sectional study in rural areas of Punjab (India)

Background Characteristics

ANC expenditure (Rs.)

Delivery Expenditure (Rs.)

PNC Expenditure (Rs.)

Total Expenditure (Rs.)

Catastrophic Maternal Expenditure (%)

Age Groups

 Less than 20

2297.22 (US $33.29)* (SD 3617.95)

3969.44 (US $57.53) (SD 7254.80)

61.11 (US $0.89) (SD 181.14)

6327.78 (US $91.71) (SD 9892.63)

16.7

 20 to 30

4184.16 (US $60.64) (SD 7963.33)

7185.14 (US $104.14) (SD 13587.74)

450.21 (US $6.52) (SD 1165.57)

11,820.01 (US $171.30) (SD 17819.39)

22.6

 30 and above

6236.46 (US $90.38) (SD 10684.80)

13,659.90 (US $197.97) (SD 16106.01)

611.46 (US $8.86) (SD 1669.54)

20,507.81 (US $297.21) (SD 23870.69)

43.8

Education

 Nil

2002.75 (US $29.02) (SD 4954.36)

2423.38 (US $35.12) (SD 6753.14)

139.44 (US $2.02) (SD 676.44)

4565.56 (US $66.17) (SD 11725.17)

11.3

 Up to Primary

2307.03 (US $33.44) (SD 336.98)

3396.02 (US $49.22) (SD 6558.87)

150.78 (US $2.19) (SD 425.99)

5853.83 (US $84.84) (SD 8456.74)

15.6

 Up to Secondary

3756.99 (US $54.45) (SD 8041.34)

7665.89 (US $111.10) (SD 15952.47)

429.91 (US $6.23) (SD 1065.17)

11,852.80 (US $171.78) (SD 18410.35)

23.2

 Senior Secondary and above

7701.28 (US $111.61) (SD 10578.15)

13,618.72 (US $197.37) (SD 14576.52)

838.03 (US $12.15) (SD 1741.75)

22,158.03 (US $321.13) (SD 21863.13)

40.2

Birth Parity

 Less than 2

4631.88 (US $63.22) (SD 8601.45)

8713.79 (US $126.29) (SD 16179.48)

489.39 (US $7.09) (SD 1261.17)

13,835.06 (US $200.51) (SD 20153.67)

24.8

 2 to 4

4488.81 (US $65.06) (SD 8335.93)

7581.85 (US $109.88) (SD 12440.55)

477.20 (US $6.92) (SD 1241.39)

12,547.86 (US $181.85) (SD 18094.62)

26.0

 More than 4

1387.50 (US $20.11) (SD 2185.84)

3993.21 (US $57.87) (SD 8262.31)

26.79 (US $0.39) (SD 141.74)

5407.50 (US $78.37) (SD 8922.82)

14.3

Wealth Quintiles

 First

2201.85 (US $31.91) (SD 6143.55)

2947.68 (US $42.72) (SD 7173.11)

172.62 (US $2.50) (SD 653.51)

5322.14 (US $77.13) (SD 11982.22)

21.4

 Second

2084.94 (US $30.22) (SD 2798.56)

6239.29 (US $90.38) (SD 18601.39)

464.88 (US $6.74) (SD 1246.27)

8789.11 (US $127.38) (SD 19425.96)

21.4

 Third

2817.06 (US $40.83) (SD 4342.01)

7982.06 (US $115.68) (SD 12479.56)

266.18 (US $3.86) (SD 644.17)

11,065.29 (US $160.37) (SD 14499.28)

22.6

 Fourth

5414.05 (US $78.46) (SD 9098.96)

7241.85 (US $104.95) (SD 10424.165)

449.40 (US $6.51) (SD 1054.18)

13,105.30 (US $189.93) (SD 15332.08)

24.1

 Fifth

9250.00 (US $134.06) (SD 12535.64)

14,604.46 (US $211.66) (SD 15286.30)

914.46 (US $13.25) (SD 1901.21)

24,768.92 (US $358.97) (SD 23650.95)

34.1

Average

4338.26 (US $62.87) (SD 8208.20)

7787.30 (US $112.86) (SD 13844.17)

451.96 (US $6.55) (SD 1211.63)

12,577.52 (US $182.28) (SD 18567.94)

24.8

  1. *US $1 was approximately Rs. 69 in 2018
  2. Source: Primary Data