Contracting for health services: effects of utilization and quality on the costs of the Basic Package of Health Services in Afghanistan
Omid Ameli & William Newbrander
Volume 86, Number 12, December 2008, 920-928
Table 2. Correlations between the annual cost for the Basic Package of Health Services and service delivery variablesa
| Annual cost | Health service delivery variable |
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| Contract weighted security score | Contract weighted remoteness score | Number of CHCs | Number of BHCs | Average utilization at BHCs | Average utilization at CHCs | Presence of at least one female staff member | |
| NC female staffb | NSC | r = –0.465 Negative correlation* | r = 0.764 Positive correlation* | r = 0.842 Positive correlation* | NSC | NSC | NSC |
| C female staffc | NSC | r = –0.453 Negative correlation* | r = 0.761 Positive correlation* | r = 0.839 Positive correlation* | NSC | NSC | NA |
*P < 0.05. BHC, basic health centres; CHC, comprehensive health centres; NA, not applicable; NSC, no significant correlation; r, Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
a Bold typeface indicates statistically significant correlations between the variables.
b Not controlled for the presence of female staff.
c Controlled for the presence of female staff.