Technical efficiency of neonatal health services in primary health care facilities of Southwest Ethiopia: a two-stage data envelopment analysis.
Kiddus YitbarekGelila AbrahamAyinengida AdamuGebeyehu TsegaMelkamu BerhaneSarah HurlburtCarlyn MannMirkuzie WoldiePublished in: Health economics review (2019)
Most of health posts and the majority of health centers were found to be technically inefficient in delivering neonatal health services. This indicates issues with the performance of these facilities with regards to the utilization of inputs to produce the current outputs. The existing resources could be used to serve additional neonates in the facilities.