Title of article :
Efficiency Analysis of Basic Health Units: A Comparison of De-veloped and Deprived Regions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Author/Authors :
RAZZAQ, Sadia Dept. of Management Sciences - COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Pakistan , ALI CHAUDHARY, Amjad Dept. of Management Sciences - COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Abbottabad, Pakistan , RAZZAQ KHAN, Abdul Dept. of Development Studies - Sindh Development Studies Center - University of Sindh Jamshoro, Pakistan
Abstract :
The current study aims to measure the efficiency of primary health care units completed in health sector of rural Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and to compare it across developed and deprived regions.Operational efficiency and beneficiary efficiency of a total of 32 Basic Health Units (BHUs) were measured through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) by using different input and output variables. Independent sample T-test was applied to compare these efficiencies across developed and deprived regions.The study could find no significant difference of operational efficiency across developed and deprived regions, however a significant difference was found across regions from beneficiary perspective (P= 0.044).The study concludes that BHUs of deprived region are more efficient from beneficiary perspective, however there is no significant difference of operational efficiency across the regions.
Keywords :
Efficiency , Patient satisfaction , Primary health , Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
