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Table 1 Ordinary Least square regression results, using robust estimation methods, N = 984

From: Capacity utilization and the cost of primary care visits: Implications for the costs of scaling up health interventions

Variable

Description

β Coef

SE

T

P

Ln GDP per capita

Natural log of GDP per capita in 2000 US $

0.6219

0.030

21.08

<0.001

Ln visits per provider per day

Natural log of number of visits per provider per day

-0.2756

0.039

-7.16

<0.001

Capital costs

Dummy variable for inclusion of capital costs. Included = 1

0.7759

0.073

10.70

<0.001

Communist

Dummy for communist and Ex communist

-0.466

0.109

-4.26

<0.001

Public

Dummy for public facility. Public = 1

-0.2541

0.109

-2.34

0.019

Constant

 

-2.9060

0.285

-10.19

<0.001

  1. Dependent variable: Natural log cost per outpatient visit in 2000 US $
  2. Adjusted R2= 0.52
  3. F statistic = 258
  4. p of F statistic < 0.00001