Table 7.
Return to scale categories by type of health facility and geographical area for variable return to scale (OTE) inefficient DMUs (n = 73).
| n | Return to scale | P-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| drs (%) | irs (%) | |||
| Type of health facility | <0.001 *** | |||
| #x000A0;Health clinics | 59 | 16 (27.10) | 43 (72.90) | |
| #x000A0;Hospitals | 14 | 13 (92.90) | 1 (7.10) | |
| Geographical area | 0.813 | |||
| #x000A0;Rural | 34 | 14 (41.20) | 20 (58.80) | |
| #x000A0;Urban | 39 | 15 (38.50) | 24 (61.50) | |
***
p < 0.001.
a
Chi square test.
irs, increasing return to scale; drs, decreasing return to scale. Values in bold are statistically significant.