Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in Ghana: A Randomized Field Trial for Yield Improvement

Efua Asare, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-Ghana) Esi Adjei, Department of Surgery, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-Ghana) Kofi Gyamfi, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cape Coast Yaw Afeku, Department of Epidemiology, University of Cape Coast
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18923888
Published: December 21, 2011

Abstract

Community health centres (CHCs) in Ghana are pivotal for addressing healthcare needs, yet their efficacy varies significantly across different regions. A randomized field trial was conducted among five CHCs in Ghana, employing a mixed-methods approach including quantitative data collection through surveys and qualitative insights from interviews and focus groups. The preliminary findings suggest that intervention strategies focusing on staff training and equipment upgrades have led to an average increase of 20% in patient satisfaction scores compared to baseline levels. However, the sample size is small and further research is required for robust conclusions. While initial results indicate potential benefits from targeted interventions, more comprehensive evaluations are needed to substantiate these findings across a wider range of CHCs. Further randomized controlled trials should be conducted with larger samples to validate the efficacy of proposed intervention strategies and explore their scalability. 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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Efua Asare, Esi Adjei, Kofi Gyamfi, Yaw Afeku (2011). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in Ghana: A Randomized Field Trial for Yield Improvement. African Mycology Research (Core Life Science), Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18923888

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African health geographyrandomized controlled trialhealthcare accessyield assessmentcommunity participationoutcome evaluationservice delivery models

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