Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Senegal: Multilevel Regression Analysis on Adoption Rates

Mohamed Diop, Department of Public Health, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar Aicha Sene, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18718852
Published: December 15, 2000

Abstract

District hospitals in Senegal play a crucial role in health service delivery, yet their operational effectiveness varies significantly. A multilevel logistic regression model was employed to analyse data from Senegalese district hospitals. The model includes district-level characteristics (e.g., population size, geographic location) as predictors of system adoption. The multilevel logistic regression revealed that the primary predictor of system adoption is the presence of a functional referral mechanism between district and provincial hospitals, with an odds ratio of 1.85 (95% CI: 1.03-3.32). This study provides insights into the determinants of hospital system adoption in Senegal. Future research should consider expanding data collection to other factors potentially influencing system adoption, such as financial sustainability and public health policies. District Hospitals, Multilevel Regression Analysis, Adoption Rates, Senegal 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

Mohamed Diop, Aicha Sene (2000). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Senegal: Multilevel Regression Analysis on Adoption Rates. African Bioethics (Interdisciplinary - Philosophy/Medical/Law/Social), Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18718852

Keywords

District hospitalsSub-SaharanMultilevel analysisLogistic regressionHealth systemsEvaluationSenegal

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