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Table 1 Characteristics of sample

From: The cost determinants of routine infant immunization services: a meta-regression analysis of six country studies

Outcome

Benin

Ghana

Honduras

Moldova

Uganda

Zambia

Sample sizea

45

50

71

50

49

51

Total doses

7014 (4684)

3512 (3775)

4244 (7175)

557 (1172)

6561 (12144)

7069 (11343)

Total DTP3

665 (465)

378 (358)

280 (421)

54 (111)

682 (1401)

708 (1006)

Per capita GDP, 2011 USD

$745

$1594

$2277

$1971

$531

$1741

Rural

25/45

31/50

53/71

42/50

29/49

36/51

Government owned

41/45

47/50

71/71

50/50

37/49

49/51

Hospital

0/45

6/50

3/71

0/50

13/49

4/51

ANC4

0.69 (0.13)

0.83 (0.04)

0.90 (0.03)

0.93 (0.01)

0.52 (0.06)

0.62 (0.02)

Wealth ratio

1.17 (0.31)

1.03 (0.26)

1.09 (0.36)

0.92 (0.30)

1.10 (0.47)

1.42 (0.45)

Fraction outreach

0.20 (0.21)

0.63 (0.32)

0.14 (0.07)

0.00 (0.00)

0.38 (0.08)

0.46 (0.20)

Fraction management

0.02 (0.03)

0.07 (0.06)

0.05 (0.05)

0.19 (0.06)

0.13 (0.06)

0.12 (0.07)

Staffing index

1.00 (0.54)

1.00 (0.15)

1.00 (0.35)

1.00 (0.25)

1.00 (0.28)

1.00 (0.32)

DTP3 per dose

0.10 (0.03)

0.12 (0.06)

0.08 (0.01)

0.10 (0.02)

0.11 (0.02)

0.11 (0.02)

Days open per week

3.8 (1.5)

4.3 (1.9)

3.9 (1.6)

2.7 (2.2)

1.9 (1.5)

Distance to vaccine collection point (km)

15.5 (18.5)

8.0 (11.5)

19.6 (13.1)

12.9 (12.6)

50.2 (44.8)

Dedication index

0.50 (0.27)

0.45 (0.22)

0.34 (0.15)

0.26 (0.11)

0.32 (0.19)

Inpatient beds: 0

0/45

11/50

68/68

10/49

12/50

Inpatient beds: 1–9

12/45

34/50

0/68

17/49

22/50

Inpatient beds: 10+

33/45

5/50

0/68

22/49

16/50

Total catchment population (000 s)

20.7 (17.3)

14.1 (21.8)

5.2 (11.1)

41.4 (98.5)

22.2 (37.6)

DTP3 coverageb

0.82 (0.25)

0.75 (0.26)

0.85 (0.18)

0.88 (0.16)

0.62 (0.35)

0.81 (0.21)

  1. aSample size values represent the number of sites included in the main analysis for each country. All other values in table represent unweighted means for each county, and values in parentheses represent standard deviations
  2. bTop-coded at 100%