Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa Using a Difference-in-Differences Approach

Nthaliwe Mafokete, Department of Internal Medicine, Durban University of Technology (DUT)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18831880
Published: December 19, 2006

Abstract

Community health centers (CHCs) play a crucial role in healthcare delivery in South Africa, particularly in underserved areas. A longitudinal study employing a DiD approach was conducted to measure adoption rates across CHCs in South Africa. The analysis will include data from multiple years to account for variations and trends. The findings indicate that the adoption rate of CHCs increased by 20% over three years, with notable improvements in rural areas compared to urban settings. The DiD model successfully captured the temporal changes in CHC usage patterns, highlighting the need for continued support and expansion of these centers. Policy recommendations include increasing funding for CHCs in underserved regions and implementing targeted interventions to enhance service delivery. Community health centres, adoption rates, Difference-in-Differences (DiD), longitudinal study, South Africa 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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Nthaliwe Mafokete (2006). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa Using a Difference-in-Differences Approach. African Health Communication (Media/Health/Social), Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18831880

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Sub-Saharanlongitudinaldifference-in-differenceshealthcare deliveryAfrican contextsqualitative methodspublic health systems

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