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Table 3 Distribution of median duration of hospitalization, expenditures, income, and amount borrowed by residence

From: Free does not mean affordable: maternity patient expenditures in a public hospital in Bangladesh

 

Urban

Rural

% of patients

56% (n = 45)

44% (n = 36)

Duration of hospitalization (day)

7 (1–33)

9 (1–34)

Total patient expenditures (US$)

59.25 (2.15–350)

79.25 (2.40–250)

Annual HH income (US$)

900 (150–6000)

615 (2.50–6000)

Borrowed amount (US$)

37.50 (6.25–250)

52.50 (12.50–200)

  1. Parenthesis shows range
  2. HH: household