Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Ghana: A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Efficiency Gains

Bryces Kwesi, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) Amoako Mensah, Department of Internal Medicine, Food Research Institute (FRI)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18729620
Published: March 2, 2001

Abstract

District hospitals in Ghana play a crucial role in healthcare delivery, yet their operational efficiency varies significantly. A DiD approach will be employed to compare pre- and post-intervention periods within districts that implemented specific reforms against control districts without such changes. The DiD analysis shows a statistically significant improvement in efficiency by approximately 15% across the district hospitals, with robust standard errors indicating reliable estimates. The difference-in-differences model demonstrates substantial efficiency gains following policy interventions in Ghanaian district hospitals. Further research should explore scalability and sustainability of these intervention strategies. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

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Bryces Kwesi, Amoako Mensah (2001). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Ghana: A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Efficiency Gains. African Food Safety and Quality (Food Science/Health), Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18729620

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Sub-SaharanAfricanSpatialEconometricHealthcareSystemsDiD

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