Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013)

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Methodological Assessment of Quasi-Experimental Design in Community Health Centres Systems in Uganda: A Systematic Literature Review

Patrick Ojok, Department of Surgery, Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) Edward Nabiruhe, Uganda Christian University, Mukono Jane Nakiganda, Department of Public Health, Gulu University Felix Kizza, Gulu University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18989718
Published: November 4, 2013

Abstract

Community health centers (CHCs) in Uganda operate under various systems designed to improve healthcare delivery efficiency and cost-effectiveness. A comprehensive search strategy was employed using databases such as PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library. Studies published between and were included based on predefined inclusion criteria. The review identified a significant proportion (60%) of quasi-experimental designs that incorporated robust statistical models to estimate cost-effectiveness ratios with moderate confidence intervals, indicating the need for methodological alignment across studies. Quasi-experimental designs are increasingly being used in CHC systems to evaluate cost-effectiveness. However, there is room for improvement in methodological consistency and model application. Standardised guidelines should be developed to ensure uniform implementation of quasi-experimental methodologies in CHC settings to enhance comparability and validity across studies. 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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Patrick Ojok, Edward Nabiruhe, Jane Nakiganda, Felix Kizza (2013). Methodological Assessment of Quasi-Experimental Design in Community Health Centres Systems in Uganda: A Systematic Literature Review. African Genetics and Genomics (Core Life Science), Vol. 2013 No. 1 (2013). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18989718

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African geographycommunity health centerscost-effectivenessquasi-experimental designrandomized controlled trialsstatistical analysissystematic reviews

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