Table 3 Tobit regression analysis of potential factors influencing the technical efficiency scores
From: Efficiency of the health extension programme in Tigray, Ethiopia: a data envelopment analysis
TE score | n (%) | Coef | Std. Err | p | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEW from tabia | |||||
None | 27 (45.0) | Ref | |||
One | 30 (50.0) | -0.063 | 0.116 | 0.588 | -0.297 - 0.170 |
Both | 3 (5.0) | -0.098 | 0.262 | 0.708 | -0.626 - 0.428 |
HEW married | |||||
Both | 27 (45.0) | Ref | |||
One | 21 (35.0) | -0.070 | 0.141 | 0.618 | -0.354 - 0.212 |
None | 12 (20.0) | -0.012 | 0.182 | 0.946 | -0.380 - 0.355 |
HEW pregnant last year | |||||
Both | 6 (10.0) | Ref | |||
One | 21 (35.0) | -0.295 | 0.198 | 0.143 | -0.694 - 0.103 |
None | 33 (55.0) | -0.139 | 0.210 | 0.510 | -0.561 - 0.283 |
Number of children | |||||
3-5 | 13 (21.6) | Ref | |||
1-2 | 33 (55.0) | 0.086 | 0.131 | 0.512 | -0.178 - 0.351 |
None | 14 (23.3) | 0.079 | 0.160 | 0.623 | -0.243 - 0.402 |
Support from tabias' chief | |||||
Little | 16 (26.6) | Ref | |||
Moderate | 27 (45.0) | 0.044 | 0.130 | 0.733 | -0.217 - 0.307 |
High | 17 (28.3) | 0.074 | 0.148 | 0.618 | -0.223 - 0.372 |
Tabia population* | 5850.6 (1469.8) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.487 | -0.000 - 0.000 |
Distance to health post* | 11.9 (7.2) | 0.010 | 0.007 | 0.186 | -0.005 - 0.026 |
_cons | 0.480 | 0.331 | 0.154 | -0.186 - 1.147 | |
/sigma | 0.376 | 0.042 | 0.291 - 0.462 |