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Table 2 Facility and provider characteristics

From: Does increased provider effort improve quality of care? Evidence from a standardised patient study on correct and unnecessary treatment

Facility characteristics (n = 227)

%

Level

 

Dispensary

55.1

Health centre

30.0

Hospital

15.0

Ownership type

 

Private-for-profit

43.6

Private not-for-profit

56.4

Urbanisation

 

Urban

30.8

Peri urban

26.9

Rural

42.3

Payment of outpatient clinicians

 

Fixed salary only

81.1

Bonus or payment based on volume or revenue

18.9

Proportion of doctors/medical officers among three highest qualified outpatient staff

 

0/3

80.7

1/3

16.3

2/3

2.2

3/3

0.9

Exposure to insurance

 

Has insurance income

65.2

No insurance income

34.8

Provider characteristics (n = 454)

 

Male

76.0

Female

24.0