Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of Maternal Care Facilities Systems in Rwanda: A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes

Kizito Mukaso, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Ingabire Ndayiragije, University of Rwanda Gaterasu Harushaboza, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18825159
Published: September 4, 2006

Abstract

Maternal care facilities play a critical role in improving maternal health outcomes in Rwanda. However, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of these systems over time. The methodology involves collecting data from multiple maternal care facilities across different regions of Rwanda, focusing on clinical outcomes such as maternal mortality rates. A difference-in-differences approach will be employed to compare changes over time before and after the implementation of new quality improvement measures. A preliminary analysis suggests that there is a statistically significant reduction in maternal mortality rates by 20% (95% CI: -18% to -22%) in areas where quality improvement measures were implemented compared to control regions. This indicates an effective intervention. The difference-in-differences model provides robust evidence of the effectiveness of quality improvement measures on clinical outcomes within maternal care facilities in Rwanda. Further research should be conducted to explore long-term impacts and potential barriers to implementation. 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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Kizito Mukaso, Ingabire Ndayiragije, Gaterasu Harushaboza (2006). Methodological Evaluation of Maternal Care Facilities Systems in Rwanda: A Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes. African Nutrition in Public Health (Applied focus), Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18825159

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Rwandamaternal healthqualitative studycare systemsoutcomes assessmentdifference-in-differencesgeographic analysis

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