African Operations Research (Business/Math crossover)

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Gains

Seynabou Niang Touré, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Senegal Mariama Touré Diop, Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), Dakar Mamadou Sidy Diallo, Department of Clinical Research, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Issa Ndiaye Sow, Institut Pasteur de Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18736341
Published: February 13, 2001

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of district hospitals systems in Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring efficiency gains in Senegal. The objective is to formulate a rigorous model, state verifiable assumptions, and derive results with direct analytical or practical implications. A mixed-methods design was used, combining survey and interview data collected over the study period. The results establish bounded error under perturbation, a convergent estimation process under stated assumptions, and a stable link between the proposed metric and observed outcomes. The findings provide a reproducible analytical basis for subsequent theoretical and applied extensions. Stakeholders should prioritise inclusive, locally grounded strategies and improve data transparency. Methodological evaluation of district hospitals systems in Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring efficiency gains, Senegal, Africa, Medicine, intervention study This work contributes a formal specification, transparent assumptions, and mathematically interpretable claims. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

How to Cite

Seynabou Niang Touré, Mariama Touré Diop, Mamadou Sidy Diallo, Issa Ndiaye Sow (2001). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Gains. African Operations Research (Business/Math crossover), Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18736341

Keywords

Sub-SaharanSenegalesehealthcareefficiencyeconometricsrandomizedquasi-experimental

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