TY - JOUR
T1 - Using data envelopment analysis to measure the technical efficiency of public health centers in Kenya
AU - Kirigia, Joses M.
AU - Emrouznejad, Ali
AU - Sambo, Luis G.
AU - Munguti, Nzoya
AU - Liambila, Wilson
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - Data Envelopment Analysis has been widely used to analyze the efficiency of health sector in developed countries, since 1978, while in Africa, only a few studies have attempted to apply DEA in the health organizations. In this paper we measure technical efficiency of public health centers in Kenya. Our finding suggests that 44% of public health centers are inefficient. Therefore, the objectives of this study are: to determine the degree of technical efficiency of individual primary health care facilities in Kenya; to recommend the performance targets for inefficient facilities; to estimate the magnitudes of excess inputs; and to recommend what should be done with those excess inputs. The authors believe that this kind of studies should be undertaken in the other countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region with a view to empowering Ministries of Health to play their stewardship role more effectively.
AB - Data Envelopment Analysis has been widely used to analyze the efficiency of health sector in developed countries, since 1978, while in Africa, only a few studies have attempted to apply DEA in the health organizations. In this paper we measure technical efficiency of public health centers in Kenya. Our finding suggests that 44% of public health centers are inefficient. Therefore, the objectives of this study are: to determine the degree of technical efficiency of individual primary health care facilities in Kenya; to recommend the performance targets for inefficient facilities; to estimate the magnitudes of excess inputs; and to recommend what should be done with those excess inputs. The authors believe that this kind of studies should be undertaken in the other countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region with a view to empowering Ministries of Health to play their stewardship role more effectively.
KW - Data envelopment analysis
KW - Health sector efficiency
KW - Hospital efficiency
KW - World Health Organization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=3442881033&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023%2FB%3AJOMS.0000023298.31972.c9
U2 - 10.1023/b:joms.0000023298.31972.c9
DO - 10.1023/b:joms.0000023298.31972.c9
M3 - Article
C2 - 15195846
SN - 0148-5598
VL - 28
SP - 155
EP - 166
JO - Journal of Medical Systems
JF - Journal of Medical Systems
IS - 2
ER -