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Table 3 Average inputs reductions or outputs increases based on facility ownership

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

Facility ownership

Constant returns to scale (CRS)

Variable returns to scale (VRS)

Mean (%)

Std. Dev (%)

Min

Max

Mean (%)

Std. Dev (%)

Min

Min

Private-for-profit (n = 30)

58

33

11

100

87

21

32

100

Public/government (n = 26)

71

30

15

100

81

21

27

100

Mission/NGO (n = 8)

73

20

47

100

87

14

71

100

Total (n = 64)

65

30

11

100

84

20

27 %

100

  1. WOTRO-COHEiSION Ghana Project (Health Facility Survey Data: March-June, 2012)
  2. Constant Returns to Scale (CRS): depict the average efficiency scores by the health facilities based on ownership; Variable Returns to Scale (VRS): depict the average input excesses that need to be reduced or output targets to make inefficient facilities efficient