List of parameters used in results based financing compared with non-results based financing decision tree model.
| Variable name | Baseline estimates | PSA distributions | Sources |
| Life years gained (discounted) | |||
| Maternal years | 25.0%±20%* | Normal | 34 |
| Perinatal years | 27.8 (22.1–30.5) | Normal | 34 |
| Outcome probabilities | |||
| Stillbirth if mother is alive | 0.028 (0.018–0.038) | 39 | |
| Stillbirth if mother is dead | 0.273 (0.245–0.301) | 39 | |
| Early neonatal death if mother is alive | 0.019 (0.011–0.027) | 39 | |
| Early neonatal death if mother is dead | 0.086 (0.069–0.103) | 39 | |
| Maternal death from incidental causes | 0.004±20%* | 34 56 | |
| Maternal complications (%) | |||
| Facility-based births | 7.31 (0.07–0.08) | 46 | |
| Home-based births | 10.9%±20%* | Assumption | |
| Maternal case fatality rates (%) | |||
| Sepsis | 10.8 (3.6–18.0) | 52 89 | |
| Haemorrhage | 7.6 (2.8–12.3) | 52 53 | |
| Obstruction | 7.4 (2.0–12.7) | 54 89 | |
| Eclampsia | 10.7 (3.4–18.0) | 52 89 | |
| Other/complicated home births | 9.1%±20%* | Assumption | |
| Share of complications (%) | |||
| Sepsis | 32.0 (27.3–36.7) | 50 | |
| Haemorrhage | 32.0 (27.3–36.7) | 50 | |
| Obstruction | 11.0 (7.8–14.2) | 50 | |
| Eclampsia | 20.0 (16.0–24.0) | 50 | |
| Others | 5.0 (2.8–7.2) | 50 | |
| Disability weights | |||
| Sepsis | 0.133 (0.088–0.190) | 66 | |
| Haemorrhage | 0.324 (0.220–0.442) | 66 | |
| Obstruction | 0.324 (0.220–0.442) | 66 | |
| Eclampsia | 0.260%±20%* | ||
| Others | 0.133 (0.088–0.190) | ||
| Service use (%) | |||
| Births in RBF facilities | 82.8 (80.8–84.8) | Beta | 41 |
| Births in non-RBF facilities | 79.8 (76.0–83.6) | Beta | 41 |
| Complication care seeking RBF facilities | 69.7 (66.0–73.1) | 42 | |
| Complication care seeking non-RBF facilities | 67.1 (60.2–73.4) | Beta | 42 |
| Effective coverage RBF facilities | 76.4 (74.2–78.6) | Beta | 41 |
| Effective coverage non-RBF facilities | 69.1 (64.8–73.4) | Beta | 41 |
| Effective coverage/quality effects (%) | |||
| Reduction in maternal CFRs | 27.5%±20%* | 43 | |
| Reduction in stillbirth rate | 19.5%±20%* | 43 | |
| Reduction in early neonatal death rate | 0 | 43 | |
| Relative risks | |||
| Stillbirth risk in facilities with vs without effective coverage | |||
| if mother dead | 0.8292%±20%* | 39 43 | |
| If mother alive | 0.8072%±20%* | LogNormal | 39 43 |
| Perinatal death, home vs facility births | 1.2579%±20%* | LogNormal | 63 |
| Patient costs (US$) | |||
| Normal birth RBF facility | 2.72%±20%* | 90 | |
| Normal birth, non-RBF facility | 2.72%±20%* | 90 | |
| Complicated birth, non-RBF facility | 13.68%±20%* | 42 | |
| Complicated birth, RBF facility | 15.15%±20%* | 42 | |
| Home delivery | 2.00%±20%* | Assumption | |
| RBF costs (US$) | |||
| RBF facility | 36 016.60±20%* | Gamma | Estimations |
| Non-RBF facility | 14 090.49±20%* | Estimations | |
| Incentive woman delivering at RBF facility | 5181.00±20%* | Estimations | |
| Incentive health worker† | 12 577.01±20%* | Estimation | |
*Sensitivity range based on assumption.
†Precludes incentive money given to health facilities.
PSA, probability sensitivity analysis.