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Table 1 Input and output definitions

From: Investigating health system performance: An application of data envelopment analysis to Zambian hospitals

Variable

Definition

Unit of measurement

Inputs

  

X1

Non-labour cost

Non-labour expenditure

X2

Medical Doctors

Number of staff

X3

Nurses +Cos+Labtechs+ Radiographers+pharmacists

Number of staff

X4

Administrative and other staff

Number of staff

Outputs

  

Y1

Ambulatory care

No. of visits

Y2

Inpatient

No. of Bed-days

Y3

MCH

No. of deliveries

Y4

Lab tests+X rays+Theatre operations

No. of tests or operations performed