Table 1 Selected variables and sources of information
From: Technical efficiency of public district hospitals in Bangladesh: a data envelopment analysis
Variables | Measuring units (in year 2015) | Source |
|---|---|---|
Input variables | ||
Beds | Total number of beds available | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Doctors | Total number of doctors (specialists and primary care physicians) available | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Nurses | Total number of nurses available | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Output variables | ||
At least 4 ANC recipients | Total number of women received 4 ANC services | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Normal deliveries | Total number of normal deliveries | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Caesarean-section deliveries | Total number of caesarean-section service provided | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
PNC recipients | Total number of women received PNC service | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Outpatient department visits | Total number of outpatient visits | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Inpatient admissions | Total number of inpatient admissions | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Explanatory variables | ||
Population size | Number of catchment population in the district where the hospital located | Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [15] |
Poverty headcount | Proportion of people living below the poverty line in the DHs area | World Bank 2010 [14] |
Bed occupancy ratio | Proportion of beds occupied over a specific year | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Average length of stay | Average number of days patients spent in a hospital | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Ratio of beds to physicians | Total number of beds per physician | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |
Ratio of beds to nurses | Total number of beds per nurse | Local health bulletin 2015 [3] |