Abstract
In sub Saharan Africa (SSA), there is a huge knowledge gap of health facilities' performance. The objective of this study was to measure relative technical efficiencies of 54 public hospitals in Kenya using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique. Fourteen (26%) of the public hospitals were found to be technically inefficient. The study singled out the inefficient hospitals and provided the magnitudes of specific input reductions or output increases needed to attain technical efficiency.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Efficiency of Health System Units in Africa |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Data Envelopment Analysis |
| Pages | 161-169 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789966792426 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- DEA
- Health efficiency
- Hospital efficiency