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. 2023 Aug 28;23:912. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09570-w

Table 5.

Efficiency scores, input–output original data and target projections for inefficient health centers according to VRS assumption (n = 12)

Health center Score-VRS Input/output Actual quantity Target quantity Difference Percentage
HC 17 0.595809 Personnel cost 27,821 16,576 -11,245 -40%
Stores 33,429 19,917 -13,512 -40%
Other expenditure 14,752 5,931 -8,821 -60%
Health center size (m2) 508 87 -421 -83%
OPD visits 8,806 14,780 5,974 68%
Other health center visits 6,841 11,482 4,641 68%
Quality of care (%) 47 79 32
HC 18 0.845348 Personnel cost 41,173 27,681 -13,492 -33%
Stores 54,880 38,182 -16,698 -30%
Other expenditure 21,930 8,106 -13,824 -63%
Health center size (m2) 235 172 -63 -27%
OPD visits 18,401 21,767 3,366 18%
Other health center visits 16,081 19,023 2,942 18%
Quality of care (%) 56 66 10
HC 11 0.972125 Personnel cost 32,368 29,136 -3,232 -10%
Stores 33,190 32,265 -925 -3%
Other expenditure 7,013 6,818 -195 -3%
Health center size (m2) 132 128 -4 -3%
OPD visits 2,982 5,536 2,554 86%
Other health center visits 17,691 18,198 507 3%
Quality of care (%) 72 74 2
HC 14 1 Personnel cost 23,024 21,385 -1,639 -7%
(CRS TE: 0.924828) Stores 20,201 17,263 -2,938 -15%
Other expenditure 3,747 3,747 0 0%
Health center size (m2) 150 122 -28 -19%
OPD visits 4,726 13,491 8,765 185%
Other health center visits 5,479 10,488 5,009 91%
Quality of care (%) 47 47 0
HC 19 0.654597 Personnel cost 38,732 20,783 -17,949 -46%
Stores 36,330 23,782 -12,548 -35%
Other expenditure 25,009 6,576 -18,433 -74%
Health center size (m2) 373 147 -226 -61%
OPD visits 11,555 17,652 6,097 53%
Other health center visits 15,234 23,272 8,038 53%
Quality of care (%) 38 67 29 77%
HC 7 1 Personnel cost 20,335 18,522 -1,813 -9%
(CRS TE: 0.823031) Stores 14,649 12,736 -1,913 -9%
Other expenditure 5,764 3,649 -2,115 -37%
Health center size (m2) 162 104 -58 -36%
OPD visits 8,851 13,345 4,494 51%
Other health center visits 2,081 7,060 4,979 239%
Quality of care (%) 41 41 0
HC 24 0.893818 Personnel cost 27,394 24,336 -3,058 -11%
Stores 40,318 34,625 -5,692 -14%
Other expenditure 8,084 7,038 -1,046 -13%
Health center size (m2) 120 107 -13 -11%
OPD visits 6,207 8,030 1,823 29%
Other health center visits 7,393 12,452 5,059 68%
Quality of care (%) 77 87 9
HC 22 0.802447 Personnel cost 42,104 28,462 -13,642 -32%
Stores 52,690 30,517 -22,173 -42%
Other expenditure 17,521 10,380 -7,141 -41%
Health center size (m2) 492 115 -377 -77%
OPD visits 6,887 8,582 1,695 25%
Other health center visits 15,093 22,201 7,108 47%
Quality of care (%) 70 87 17
HC 35 0.525233 Personnel cost 35,549 18,672 -16,877 -47%
Stores 61,822 21,609 -40,213 -65%
Other expenditure 9,948 5,225 -4,723 -47%
Health center size (m2) 242 110 -132 -54%
OPD visits 8,895 16,935 8,040 90%
Other health center visits 12,938 24,633 11,695 90%
Quality of care (%) 34 66 32
HCWB 1 0.658735 Personnel cost 58,114 21,060 -37,054 -64%
Stores 37,100 19,322 -17,778 -48%
Other expenditure 20,147 4,356 -15,791 -78%
Health center size (m2) 859 97 -762 -89%
OPD visits 14,396 21,854 7,458 52%
Other health center visits 5,910 8,972 3,062 52%
Quality of care (%) 48 73 25
HCWB 5 0.770264 Personnel cost 72,162 29,787 -42,375 -59%
Stores 81,684 46,315 -35,369 -43%
Other expenditure 37,575 11,704 -25,871 -69%
Health center size (m2) 641 210 -431 -67%
OPD visits 10,059 15,434 5,375 53%
Other health center visits 24,562 31,888 7,326 30%
Quality of care (%) 62 81 19
HCWB 4 0.951985 Personnel cost 61,787 40,456 -21,331 -35%
Stores Other expenditure 54,937 52,299 -2,638 -5%
Other expenditure 10,318 9,822 -496 -5%
Health center size (m2) 477 231 -246 -51%
OPD visits 7,184 9,380 2,196 31%
Other health center visits 21,834 22,935 1,101 5%
Quality of care (%) 79 83 4

Abbreviations: CRS Constant returns to scale, HC Health center, HCWB Health center with beds, OPD Outpatient department, TE Technical efficiency, VRS Variable returns to scale