TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficient management of health centres human resources in Zambia
AU - Masiye, Felix
AU - Kirigia, Joses M.
AU - Emrouznejad, Ali
AU - Sambo, Luis G.
AU - Mounkaila, Abdou
AU - Chimfwembe, Davis
AU - Okello, David
PY - 2006/12
Y1 - 2006/12
N2 - This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate the degree of technical, allocative and cost efficiency in individual public and private health centres in Zambia; and to identify the relative inefficiencies in the use of various inputs among individual health centers. About 83% of the 40 health centres were technically inefficient; and 88% of them were both allocatively and cost inefficient. The privately owned health centers were found to be more efficient than public facilities. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
AB - This study uses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to estimate the degree of technical, allocative and cost efficiency in individual public and private health centres in Zambia; and to identify the relative inefficiencies in the use of various inputs among individual health centers. About 83% of the 40 health centres were technically inefficient; and 88% of them were both allocatively and cost inefficient. The privately owned health centers were found to be more efficient than public facilities. © 2006 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.
KW - data envelopment analysis
KW - health centers mangement
KW - technical efficiency
KW - Zambia health
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UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/374786241262g146/
U2 - 10.1007/s10916-006-9032-1
DO - 10.1007/s10916-006-9032-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 17233160
SN - 0148-5598
VL - 30
SP - 473
EP - 481
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
IS - 6
ER -