Evaluation of Caesarean Expenditures of Households in Benin

Table 1

Some variables affecting health expenditures.

Variable	N	Median (IQR)	Mean rank	KW/U	value
Hospital
Saint-Jean	180	230.64 (201.38–258.02)	372.76	KW = 245.74
Menontin	164	180.64 (161.19–201.49)	245.22
Saint-Luc	161	139.37 (121.46–164.27)	125.42
Indication
Planned	285	186.57 (148.37–240.19)	270.38	U = 26397.50
Urgent	220	174.44 (146.85–200.69)	230.49
Location
Outside Littoral	287	182.79 (153.92–226.35)	266.23	U = 27485.00
In Littoral	218	173.41 (136.47–214.69)	235.58
Complications
Without	459	179.43 (148.23–215.58)	248.63	U = 8551.000
At least one	46	207.60 (143.42–276.14)	296.61
Bleeding
No	470	180.55 (148.47–220.24)	251.81	U = 7663.50
Yes	35	189.74 (132.28–262.22)	269.04
Infections
No	503	180.60 (148.04–222.39)	253.16	U = 424.00
Yes	2	170.10 (166.51–173.69)	213.50
Uterine damage
No	497	180.28 (147.01–221.13)	250.19	U = 590.00
Yes	8	274.56 (217.33–314.83)	427.75
Hysterectomy
No	503	180.60 (148.04–222.30)	252.66	U = 329.50
Yes	2	226.35 (166.51–286.19)	339.75
Other complications
No	495	180.46 (147.58–221.26)	251.15	U = 1561.00
Yes	10	219.23 (163.08–303.85)	344.40