Significant inefficiency in running community health systems: The case of health posts in Southwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although much has been documented about the performance of the health extension program, there is a lack of information on how efficiently the program is running. Furthermore, the rising cost of health services and the absence of competition among publicly owned health facilities demands strong follow up of efficiency. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the technical efficiency of the health posts and determinants in Southwestern Ethiopia.

Methods and materials

We used data for one Ethiopian fiscal year (from July 2016 to June 2017) to estimate the technical efficiency of health posts. A total of 66 health posts were included in the analysis. We employed a two-stage data envelopment analysis to estimate technical efficiency. At the first stage, technical effici

SUBMITTER: Yitbarek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7895414 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature