PIH11 OUT-OF-POCKET HEALTH EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PRENATAL CARE: EVIDENCE FROM COLOMBIA, 2018.

To estimate the out-of-pocket expenditures (OOPE) and indirect costs related to prenatal check-ups and pregnancy complications in women seen in a maternity hospital in Cartagena-Colombia, 2018. A survey was constructed to estimate OOPE and indirect costs owing to prenatal check-ups. Absolute and relative frequencies, averages and interquartile ranges (IQR) were used to describe the population and estimate the OOPE and indirect costs in pregnant women. [Extracted from the article]