Health facility cost of caesarean delivery at tertiary level hospital in Tunisia using time-driven activity-based costing
The total cost of caesarean delivery in our study was 1,610.83TND (US$573.04). Personnel costs were the largest cost drivers. The second highest cost was for medical consumables and medicines and investigations ranked third. Cost analysis of obstetric interventions is essential to estimate the impact of obstetric practices on healthcare resources. There is a need for the state to adopt innovative strategies and mechanisms to reduce informal payments for obstetric services in the public sector.
Authors
- Imen Bannour
- Ali Mtiraoui
- M. El Ghardallou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9289-722X)
- Amal Gara
- Manel Limam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4220-8825)
- A. Amara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-8664)
- Hédi Khaı̈ri
Institutions
- Hôpital Farhat Hached (TN)
- University of Sousse (TN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08128-4
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00