Vol. 2012 No. 1 (2012)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana Using Difference-in-Differences Model for Risk Reduction Measurement

Kofi Amankwa, Ashesi University Yaw Asante, Ashesi University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18965958
Published: August 9, 2012

Abstract

District hospitals in Ghana are pivotal to healthcare delivery but face challenges related to system inefficiencies and patient risk management. A systematic literature review was conducted using databases such as PubMed and Scopus. Studies were selected based on relevance to Ghanaian context, use of DiD models, and methodological rigor. The DiD model demonstrated a significant reduction in patient readmission rates (p < 0.05) when applied consistently across hospitals, indicating its potential for risk assessment in district health systems. The DiD model showed promise as an analytical tool for measuring risk reduction in Ghanaian district hospital systems, warranting further empirical validation and application. Further research should explore the scalability of the DiD approach across different healthcare settings and incorporate additional control variables to enhance its predictive power. 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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Kofi Amankwa, Yaw Asante (2012). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana Using Difference-in-Differences Model for Risk Reduction Measurement. African Information Science Research (LIS focus), Vol. 2012 No. 1 (2012). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18965958

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Sub-SaharanGhanaiandistrict hospitalshealthcare systemsmethodological evaluationintervention effectivenesseconometrics

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