African Rehabilitation Sciences

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005)

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Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania: Quasi-Experimental Design for System Reliability Assessment

Katavi Kasanga, Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) Mambo Kinyanjui, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Sserunkuma Simiyu, Department of Surgery, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Kizito Mwamburi, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18809624
Published: April 19, 2005

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of public health surveillance systems systems in Tanzania: quasi-experimental design for measuring system reliability in Tanzania. 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 public health surveillance systems systems in Tanzania: quasi-experimental design for measuring system reliability, Tanzania, Africa, Medicine, intervention study 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.

How to Cite

Katavi Kasanga, Mambo Kinyanjui, Sserunkuma Simiyu, Kizito Mwamburi (2005). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania: Quasi-Experimental Design for System Reliability Assessment. African Rehabilitation Sciences, Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18809624

Keywords

Tanzaniasurveillance systemspublic healthmethodologyevaluationreliabilityquasi-experimental

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