Table 2 GPs’ inefficiency scores based on demographic, practice and viewpoint factors
From: The Efficiency of self-employed general practitioners and factors affecting it: a study in Iran
Variables | Technical efficiency mean (CD) | P-value | Managerial efficiency mean (CD) | P-value | Scale efficiency mean (CD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 8.735 (11.253) | 7.559 (10.565) | 1.413 (2.450) | |||
Gender | ||||||
Male | 6.791 (8.159) | 0.002 | 6.117 (7.716) | 0.014 | 1.153 (.298) | 0.058 |
Female | 11.94 (14.54) | 9.942 (13.803) | 1.844 (3.952) | |||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 11.598 (19.548) | 0.249 | 10.618 (19.583) | 0.188 | 1.328 (.741) | 0.8712 |
Married | 8.447 (9.995) | 7.242 (9.105) | 1.425 (2.579) | |||
Age (years) | ||||||
26–35 | 13.241 (13.572) | 0.271 | 11.742 (13.731) | 0.274 | 1.683 (2.538) | 0.561 |
36–45 | 8.420 (7.574) | 6.669 (5.378) | 1.755 (4.316) | |||
46–55 | 8.188 (12.946) | 7.236 (12.310) | 1.207 (0.417) | |||
56≤ | 7.864 (9.966) | 7.221 (9.837) | 1.215 (0.561) | |||
Practice experience (years) | ||||||
1–5 | 11.208 (11.204) | 0.000 | 9.880 (11.079) | 0.001 | 1.632 (2.432) | 0.144 |
6–10 | 17.387 (20.799) | 14.031 (20.244) | 2.434 (5.727) | |||
11–15 | 7.788 (8.709) | 7.249 (8.624) | 1.086 (0.101) | |||
16–20 | 6.572 (6.437) | 5.619 (5.171) | 1.211 (0.416) | |||
≤ 21 | 5.404 (4.248) | 4.889 (4.105) | 1.142 (0.231) | |||
Practice location | ||||||
Tehran | 12.027 (15.966) | 0.010 | 10.216 (15.206) | 0.034 | 1.823 (4.006) | 0.270 |
Other province center | 7.806 (7.991) | 6.697 (7.178) | 1.228 (0.500) | |||
Other cities and villages | 5.809 (5.599) | 5.228 (5.355) | 1.127 (0.200) | |||
Contract with the insurer | ||||||
No | 15.344 (17.011) | 0.000 | 12.984 (16.398) | 0.000 | 1.917 (4.182) | 0.060 |
Yes | 5.432 (3.726) | 4.836 (3.505) | 1.166 (.355) | |||
Economic expectations | ||||||
Very low | 5.648 (2.928) | 0.002 | 4.854 (2.789) | 0.0009 | 1.287 (0.707) | 0.726 |
Low | 8.378 (10.553) | 6.981 (9.664) | 1.747 (3.915) | |||
Moderate | 28.647 (22.167) | 27.536 (23.186) | 1.186 (0.331) | |||
High | 8.000 (8.819) | 6.853 (7.280) | 1.182 (0.326) | |||
Very high | 10.662 (16.083) | 9.685 (16.033) | 1.183 (0.303) | |||
Number of centers offering similar services near the location of the GP’s practice | ||||||
No | 5.715 (2.926) | 0.098 | 4.334 (2.250) | 0.063 | 1.362 (0.193) | 0.453 |
1–2 | 8.635 (10.178) | 7.116 (8.740) | 1.933 (4.858) | |||
3–5 | 6.325 (5.260) | 5.253 (4.080) | 1.378 (1.524) | |||
≤ 5 | 10.938 (14.761) | 9.854 (14.311) | 1.176 (0.366) | |||
Existence of a pharmacy near the practice site | ||||||
No | 6.142 (2.972) | 0.688 | 5.136 (1.664) | 0.690 | 1.159 (.182) | 0.857 |
Yes | 8.777 (11.334) | 7.598 (10.644) | 1.417 (2.470) | |||