Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010)

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Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania: A Comparative Study

Kamasi Maganga, Department of Internal Medicine, Mkwawa University College of Education Chituwo Mwanzo, Department of Internal Medicine, Mkwawa University College of Education
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18910268
Published: December 9, 2010

Abstract

Public health surveillance systems are critical for monitoring infectious diseases in Tanzania, where rapid detection of outbreaks is essential to control disease spread efficiently. A meta-analysis was conducted using quantitative data from randomized field trials. The study employed a mixed-effects model to analyse the yield of surveillance systems, with robust standard errors accounting for heterogeneity between studies. The analysis revealed that the variability in system performance varied significantly across different regions (p < 0.05), highlighting the need for tailored interventions. This meta-analysis underscores the importance of methodological rigor in public health surveillance systems and suggests a potential framework for enhancing their effectiveness. Investment should be prioritised in developing standardised methodologies and training programmes to ensure consistent performance across all sites. 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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Kamasi Maganga, Chituwo Mwanzo (2010). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania: A Comparative Study. African Information Science Research (LIS focus), Vol. 2010 No. 1 (2010). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18910268

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Sub-SaharanGeographicSpatialSurveillanceEvaluationMeta-analysisRandomized

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