Table 2

Facility characteristics and provider economic costs (US$)

RBFNon-RBF
Number of sampled facilities22
Catchment area population/facility23 49441 124
Number of deliveries/facility/years12121506
Number of health workers per facility3026
Qualified professionals (eg, nurses) per facility54
Fixed costs per year/facility
Building rentals28612700
Office furniture240232
Salaries93396281
MoH provided medical equipment19771367
RBF renovations/maternal shelters8894
RBF provided medical equipment2306
RBF training and capacity building2454
Subtotal fixed costs28 07110 579
Variable costs per year/facility
Supplies1027579
Drugs19141571
Utilities and maintenance1436675
Transport474687
RBF IEC266
RBF supervision2829
RBF health worker incentives12 577
RBF woman incentives5181
Subtotal variable costs25 7033511
Grand total53 77414 090
Mean cost per delivery44,379,36
  • IEC, information, education and communication; MoH, Ministry of Health; RBF, results-based financing.