Cost of provision of essential health Services in Public Health Centers of Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia; a provider perspective, the pointer for major area of public expenditure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Provision of up-to-date cost information is crucial for not only addressing knowledge gap on the cost of essential health services (EHS) but also budgeting, allocating adequate resources and improving institutional efficiency at public health centers where basic health services are delivered the most.

Objective

To analyze the costs of essential health services at public health centers in Jimma Zone.

Methods

A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted in public health centers of Jimma zone from April 10, 2018 to May 9, 2018. The study was conducted from a provider perspective using retrospective standard costing approach of one fiscal year time horizon. Step-down allocation was used to allocate costs to final services. All costs for provision EHS we

SUBMITTER: Feyisa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8436509 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature