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Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Community Health Centres in South Africa Using Panel Data Analysis

Khathi Maduna, Department of Surgery, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Sello Msimang, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Xolile Cele, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Nombuyiselo Qwane, Department of Epidemiology, Agricultural Research Council (ARC)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18848171
Published: March 13, 2007

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of community health centres systems in South Africa: panel-data estimation for measuring cost-effectiveness in South Africa. 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 community health centres systems in South Africa: panel-data estimation for measuring cost-effectiveness, South Africa, Africa, Medicine, original research 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.

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Khathi Maduna, Sello Msimang, Xolile Cele, Nombuyiselo Qwane (2007). Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation of Community Health Centres in South Africa Using Panel Data Analysis. African Human-Animal Studies (Vet/Social/Environmental - One Health, Vol. 2007 No. 1 (2007). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18848171

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Sub-Saharanhealth economicslongitudinal studieseconometric modelsrandomized trialsservice deliveryresource allocation

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