Table 3 Trajectory of care and payment history of women who delivered at Jason Sendwe Hospital, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Â | Cross-Sectional Study Aug-Sep 2016 | |
|---|---|---|
Not Detained (n = 41) | Detained (n = 44) | |
Trajectory: initial location of delivery | ||
 Sendwe | 24 (58.5%) | 17 (38.6%) |
 Health Center | 14 (34.1%) | 26 (59.1%) |
 Home | 2 (4.9%) | 1 (2.3%) |
 Other | 1 (2.4%) | 0 |
Amount paid to initial health center in USD*, mean (sd) [median; min-max] | n = 15 11.92 (20.21) [2.02; 0–60.60] | n = 23 14.67 (22.21) [5.05; 0–90.91] |
Mode of transport to hospital | ||
 On foot | 0 | 1 (2.3%) |
 Public transport | 0 | 4 (9.1%) |
 Shared taxi | 10 (24.4%) | 5 (11.4%) |
 Private taxi | 24 (58.5%) | 30 (68.2%) |
 Private vehicle | 7 (17.1%) | 4 (9.1%) |
Cost of transport to hospital in USD, mean (sd) [median; min-max] | n = 34 3.60 (3.46) [3.03; 0.20–15.15] | n = 39 3.88 (3.04) [3.54; 0.20–14.14] |
Amount paid to Sendwe in USD, mean (sd) [median; min-max] | 126.85 (145.72) CDF [42.42; 25.25–474.75] | 262.45 (161.02) CDF [322.22; 23.23–620.20] |
Amount remaining to pay in USD, mean (sd) [median; min-max] | NA | 210.60 (132.71) [192.42; 21.31–515.15] |
Length of stay (days); mean (sd) [median; min-max] | 5.7 (3.7) [4; 2–16] | 16.5 (10.7) [14.5; 4–43] |
Extra days billed | NA | 27 (61.4%) |
Duration of detention (days); mean (sd) [median; min-max] | NA | 7.5 (8.0) [5; 1–30] |