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Table 1 Cost share of factors based on the translog cost function

From: Estimating the cost-savings associated with bundling maternal and child health interventions: a proposed methodology

Cost Share

Hospital

Health Center

Personnel cost

50%

39%

Consumable cost

21%

17%

Direct cost

7.5%

6.75%

Indirect cost

22%

23%

  1. Source: These shares are generated from equation A3.3 in Additional file 1; they do not sum to one as the technical efficiency factor varies at different scales of operation. See Additional file 1 for further discussion.
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