The Costs and Their Determinant of Cesarean Section and Vaginal Delivery: An Exploratory Study in Chongqing Municipality, China
Table 2
Comparison of delivery costs in different modes of delivery.
Category
Vaginal delivery
Caesarean
, sig.
Median
25–75
Median
25–75
Year
① 2011
2895.60
2509.63–3353.24
4448.91
3957.19–5071.10
0.000
② 2012
3003.17
2692.46–3452.03
4591.63
4095.70–5216.80
0.000
③ 2013
3275.39
2803.60–3829.90
4697.72
4198.78–5396.37
0.000
, sig.(LSD)
0.000
③ > ② > ①
0.000
③ > ② > ①
Areas
① Rural
3032.79
2674.14–3547.91
4569.58
4062.51–5192.86
0.000
② Urban
3139.93
2711.30–3680.50
4614.60
4121.34–5316.30
0.000
, sig.
0.000
② > ①
0.000
② > ①
Age
① 20–24
3086.91
2685.36–3589.13
4405.54
3956.22–5006.83
0.000
② 25–29
3143.52
2735.20–3676.12
4503.84
4034.63–5177.57
0.000
③ 30–34
2954.90
2598.99–3526.20
4834.24
4354.50–5444.77
0.000
④ 35
28720.00
2433.71–3334.40
5038.94
4476.30–5848.47
0.000
, sig.(LSD)
0.000
① > ③ > ④, ② > ③ > ④
0.000
④ > ③ > ② > ①
Medical insurance
① URBMI
3260.22
2800.00–3835.41
4655.40
4154.70–5408.00
0.000
② UEBMI
3090.73
2670.79–3568.81
4460.04
4020.14–5165.42
0.000
③ NCMS
3032.79
2674.14–3547.91
4569.58
4062.51–5192.86
0.000
④ Others
3098.30
2687.00–3652.60
4650.40
4143.00–5332.60
0.000
, sig.(LSD)
0.000
① > ②, ① > ④ > ③
0.000
① > ②, ① > ③, ② < ③ < ④
Length of stay
① 1–3
2426.13
2194.50–2755.02
3896.94
3533.97–4509.60
0.000
② 4–8
3083.90
2718.60–3550.92
4426.89
4005.25–4948.82
0.000
③ 9–12
4185.90
3761.20–4681.40
5482.37
4976.68–6094.18
0.000
④ 13
5116.57
4522.92–5770.90
6493.67
5931.08–7268.48
0.000
, sig.(LSD)
0.000
① < ② < ③ < ④
0.000
① < ② < ③ < ④
Based on Kruskal-Wallis test. Compare differences of delivery costs within the same mode of delivery which were under different indicators. Based on Mann–Whitney test. Compare differences of delivery costs within the two kinds of different modes of delivery which were under the same indicators.
