Table 2.
Results of the regression analysis of total facility cost excluding vaccine cost, for primary health centres and sub-centres.
| Variable category | Variables | Regression coefficient (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed effects | ||
| Health facility level | Log (Number of doses) | 0.16 (0.072, 0.247)*** |
| Sub-centre as compared to primary health centre | −0.611 (−0.799, −0.424)*** | |
| Log (distance from nearest cold chain point) | 0.042 (−0.003, 0.086) | |
| Salary of the vaccinator (in units of US$1724) | 0.156 (0.121, 0.191)*** | |
| Proportion of DPT3 doses in total doses | −0.06 (−0.335, 0.215) | |
| Log (Number of sessions) | 0.354 (0.229, 0.479)*** | |
| Block level | Female literacy rate | 0.007 (0, 0.013)* |
| % of rural population | −0.003 (−0.006, 0)* | |
| % of SC/ST population | 0 (−0.002, 0.003) | |
| 2nd wealth quintile | −0.111 (−0.253, 0.031) | |
| 3rd wealth quintile | −0.156 (−0.321, 0.01) | |
| 4th wealth quintile | −0.243 (−0.484, −0.001)* | |
| 5th wealth quintile | −0.173 (−0.438, 0.092) | |
| District level | Health facility per 1000 children | 0.022 (−0.092, 0.136) |
| % of institutional delivery | 0 (−0.004, 0.004) | |
| State-level | Log (per capita income) | 0.456 (0.218, 0.695)*** |
| Variance components | State | 0.02545 |
| District | 0.00355 | |
| Facility | 0.04235 | |
***
Indicates p value less than 0.001.
*
Indicates p value less than 0.05.