<b>Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) on Selected Surgeries in the</b><b> </b><b>Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department </b><b>incurred by Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya</b><b> </b><b>Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Private Health Insurance and Uninsured

AB-PMJAY and private health insurance offer potential remedies, their impact on OOPE incurred for obstetrics and gynaecology patient needs further investigation. This study aims to conduct a focused investigation across that directly compare obstetrics and gynaecology patients patients' OOPE during Cesarian-Section (C-Section), Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH), Laparoscopic Myomectomy and Laparoscopic Cystectomy conducted within the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department of a tertiary care teaching hospital in coastal Karnataka, India.