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 3. Correlation of cost per capita and cost per visit to a health facility with health service delivery variables,a Afghanistan, April 2006–March 2007
| 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 | |
| Cost per capita | |||||||
| NC female staffb | r = –0.265 NSC | r = 0.120 NSC | r = –0.592 Negative correlation* | r = –0.408 NSC | r = 0.467 Positive correlation* | r = 0.114 NSC | r = 0.168NSC |
| C female staffc | r = –0.210 NSC | r = 0.096 NSC | r = –0.586 Negative correlation** | r = –0.393 NSC | r = 0.479 Positive correlation* | r = 0.098 NSC | NA |
| Cost per visit | |||||||
| NC female staffb | r = 0.186 NSC | r = –0.142NSC | r = –0.261 NSC | r = –0.397 NSC | NA | NA | r = –0.227NSC |
| C female staffc | r = 0.186 NSC | r = –0.111NSC | r = –0.294 NSC | r = –0.447 Negative correlation* | NA | NA | NA |
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. 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.
b Not controlled for the presence of female staff.
c Controlled for the presence of female staff.