Hidden Costs of Hospital Based Delivery from Two Tertiary Hospitals in Western Nepal.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospital based delivery has been an expensive experience for poor households because of hidden costs which are usually unaccounted in hospital costs. The main aim of this study was to estimate the hidden costs of hospital based delivery and determine the factors associated with the hidden costs.

Methods

A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 post-partum mothers with their husbands/house heads during the discharge time in Manipal Teaching Hospital and Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal. A face to face interview with each respondent was conducted using a structured questionnaire. Hidden costs were calculated based on the price rate of the market during the time of the study.

Results

The total hidden costs for normal delivery a

SUBMITTER: Acharya J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4911061 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature