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Table 5 Costs of other complications

From: Patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Authors name

Country

Data collection year

Cost category

Base cost (USD)

Cost (USD) in 2018

Eclampsia

 Patient perspective

  Borghi et al. (2003) [21]

Benin

2000

Direct

119.0

173.5

Ghana

1999–2000

Direct

69.0

100.6

  Dalaba et al. (2015) [25]

Ghana

2014

Direct & indirect

58.3

61.9

  Meda et al. (2019) [44]

Burkina Faso

2016

Direct

49.3

51.6

  Ntambue et al. (2018) [47]

DR Congo

2014

Direct & indirect

206.5b

230.5

  Ravit et al. (2015) [54]

Mali

2008–2011

Direct

179.8

200.7

 Provider perspective

 Levin et al. (2000) [38]

Uganda

1998

Recurrent

121.015

186.4

Malawi

1998

Recurrent

79.62

122.7

Low birth weight babiesa

 Patient perspective

  Enweronu et al. (2018) [28]

Ghana

2016

Direct & indirect

147.6

154.4

  Sicuri et al. (2011) [57]

Mozambique

2007

Direct & indirect

31.5

38.2

  Tongo et al. (2008) [59]

Nigeria

2008

Direct

417.3

486.7

 Provider perspective

  Sicuri et al. (2011) [57]

Mozambique

2007

Recurrent & capital

424.6

514.2

Hemorrhage

 Patient perspective

  Borghi et al. (2003) [21]

Benin

2000

Direct

104.0

151.7

Ghana

1999–2000

Direct

79.0

115.2

  Dalaba et al. (2015) [25]

Ghana

2014

Direct & indirect

6.84

7.3

  Meda et al. (2019) [44]

Burkina Faso

2016

Direct

58.35

65.2

  Ntambue et al. (2018) [47]

DR Congo

2014

Direct & indirect

187.5b

196.17

  Ravit et al. (2015) [54]

Mali

2008–2011

Direct

140.34

156.67

 Provider perspective

  Ilboudo et al. (2016) [32]

Burkina Faso

2010

Recurrent

26.3

30.3

  Levin et al. (2000) [38]

Uganda

1998

Recurrent

82.7

127.4

Malawi

1998

Recurrent

74.3

114.5

Ghana

1998

Recurrent

65.3

100.5

  1. aCosts from delivery to discharge from hospital
  2. bAverage cost for vaginal and c-section