Table 3.
Multivariate analyses of facility determinants of efficiency pooled by country (A) and platform (B)
| Covariate | 0 beds | 1–15 beds | 16–50 beds | > 50 beds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P | 95 % CI | β | P | 95 % CI | β | P | 95 % CI | β | P | 95 % CI | ||
| Country | Uganda | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | 0.22 | 0.453 | (–0.40 to 0.81) | –0.05 | 0.794 | (–0.50 to 0.36) | –0.42 | 0.378 | (–1.40 to 0.53) | a | a | a | |
| Zambia | –0.02 | 0.958 | (–0.80 to 0.73) | –0.28 | 0.287 | (–0.80 to 0.24) | –1.61* | 0.012 | (–2.90 to –0.38) | 0.53 | 0.692 | (–2.90 to 3.98) | |
| Facility location | Urban | ||||||||||||
| Rural | –0.35 | 0.138 | (–0.80 to 0.12) | –0.06 | 0.732 | (–0.40 to 0.28) | –0.18 | 0.554 | (–0.80 to 0.43) | 0.25 | 0.416 | (–0.50 to 1.03) | |
| Facility ownership | Private | ||||||||||||
| Public | 0.36 | 0.185 | (–0.20 to 0.90) | 0.65* | 0.004 | (0.20 to 1.09) | 1.98* | < 0.001 | (1.00 to 2.93) | –0.79 | 0.092 | (–1.80 to 0.20) | |
| Facility regularly holds administrative meetings | No | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 0.11 | 0.689 | (–0.50 to 0.68) | 0.17 | 0.474 | (–0.30 to 0.63) | 0.00 | 0.996 | (–1.60 to 1.59) | 2.15* | 0.013 | (0.80 to 3.55) | |
| Facility connection to functional electricity | No | ||||||||||||
| Yes | –0.38 | 0.180 | (–0.90 to 0.18) | –0.21 | 0.178 | (–0.50 to 0.10) | –0.13 | 0.699 | (–0.80 to 0.54) | 0.47 | 0.587 | (–1.70 to 2.66) | |
| Facility holds training sessions | No | ||||||||||||
| Yes | –0.56* | 0.038 | (–1.10 to –0.03) | –0.10 | 0.582 | (–0.50 to 0.27) | –0.13 | 0.726 | (–0.90 to 0.60) | 0.24 | 0.545 | (–0.80 to 1.27) | |
| Log of facility catchment population | 0.16* | 0.015 | (0.00 to 0.29) | 0.25* | 0.001 | (0.10 to 0.39) | 0.16 | 0.330 | (–0.20 to 0.48) | –0.18 | 0.329 | (–0.60 to 0.27) | |
| Fraction of FTEs absent | 0.75 | 0.140 | (–0.30 to 1.74) | –0.29 | 0.363 | (–0.90 to 0.34) | –0.92 | 0.149 | (–2.20 to 0.34) | 3.97 | 0.166 | (–2.50 to 10.49) | |
| Fraction of FTEs staffed by nurses | 0.55 | 0.226 | (–0.30 to 1.44) | 0.10 | 0.802 | (–0.70 to 0.87) | –0.50 | 0.647 | (–2.70 to 1.67) | –1.91 | 0.279 | (–6.10 to 2.32) | |
| Fraction of FTEs staffed by doctors | 3.21* | 0.024 | (0.40 to 5.98) | –3.85* | 0.017 | (–7.00 to –0.69) | –1.09 | 0.842 | (–12.00 to 9.80) | –2.73 | 0.551 | (–14.40 to 8.93) | |
| Fraction of FTEs staffed by volunteer or externally funded personnel | 0.03 | 0.912 | (–0.60 to 0.62) | –0.32 | 0.174 | (–0.80 to 0.14) | –1.11* | 0.038 | (–2.10 to –0.07) | –1.00 | 0.092 | (–2.30 to 0.26) | |
* Statistically significant
aAll facilities had the same value for the given covariate
CI, confidence interval; FTE, full-time equivalent