Efficiency of private and public primary health facilities accredited by the National Health Insurance Authority in Ghana

Table 1 Characteristics of surveyed clinics and health centres (n = 64)

Facility characteristics	Descriptive statistics
Facility characteristics	Frequency (f)	Percentage (%)
Ownership
Private-for-profit	30	47
Public/government	26	41
Mission/NGO	8	12
Geographical location
Rural	36	56
Urban	28	44
Region
Greater Accra	32	50
Western	32	50
Gender of facility owner/manager^a
Male	35	55
Female	29	45
Facility receives donor funds
Yes	29	45
No	35	55
Facility has functional computer(s)
Yes	14	22
No	50	78
Presence of active complaint system for clients
Yes	5	8
No	59	92

WOTRO-COHEiSION Ghana Project (Health Facility Survey Data: March–June, 2012)
^aFacility “owner” applies in the case of private facilities; “manager” applies to both public and private facilities. Some private facility managers are also the owners; public facilities are always owned by the Ghana Health Service or Ministry of Health or quasi-government body

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