Facilities selected in Benin as subunits of analysis for the FEMHealth research project
| Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | |
| Wealth index (100—mean index of poverty, %) | Low 54.4 | Moderate 67 | High 75 |
| Availability of health facilities (mean radius of coverage of health centres, km) | Moderate (5.1) | Low (12.4) | High (2.1) |
| Utilisation of health services (proportion of institutional deliveries, %) | Moderate (72.1) | Low (56.3) | High (85.5) |
| Health district selected | Health District of Come-Grand-Popo-Houéyogbe-Bopa Health District of Dassa-Zoume-Glazoué | Health District of Nikki-Kalalé-Pèrèrè Health District of Bembèrèkè-Sinendé | Health district of Porto-Novo-Aguegue-Seme-Kpodji |
| Hospitals implementing the user fee exemption for caesarean sections policy within the health districts selected | District hospital of Come-Grand-Popo-Houeyogbe-Bopa District hospital of Dassa-Zoume-Glazoué | District hospital of Nikki-Kalalé-Pèrèrè District hospital of Bembèrèkè | Regional hospital of Ouémé-Plateau Hospital El-Fatheh Hospital Bon Samaritain |