African Microbiology Review (Core Life Science)

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2007 No. 1 (2007)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Adoption Rates Measurement

Kamau Chituwo, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) Musoke Kamugizi, Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Arusha Mwanga Ssemakulwa, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) Chacha Kabaso, Department of Surgery, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18844531
Published: October 26, 2007

Abstract

District hospitals in Tanzania face challenges in adopting new medical technologies and practices. A difference-in-differences approach will be used to assess changes in the adoption of new medical technologies across district hospitals before and after intervention. In one district, the proportion of hospitals adopting the new technology increased by 40% post-intervention (95% CI: [25%, 55%]). The difference-in-differences model effectively measured adoption rates in district hospital systems. District health authorities should prioritise training and support for healthcare workers to enhance technology adoption. 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

Kamau Chituwo, Musoke Kamugizi, Mwanga Ssemakulwa, Chacha Kabaso (2007). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Adoption Rates Measurement. African Microbiology Review (Core Life Science), Vol. 2007 No. 1 (2007). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18844531

Keywords

TanzaniaGeographic Health ZonesDifference-in-DifferencesRandomized Controlled TrialsImplementation ScienceQuantitative MethodsGeographic Information Systems

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