Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centers Systems in Ghana Using Time-Series Forecasting for Risk Reduction Assessment

Achamago Yaw, Department of Surgery, Food Research Institute (FRI) Kwesi Ameyaw, Food Research Institute (FRI) Baidoo Kwame, Department of Epidemiology, University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18706865
Published: March 7, 2000

Abstract

Community health centers in Ghana are crucial for providing essential healthcare services to underserved populations. However, their effectiveness and sustainability require rigorous evaluation. A longitudinal study employing a time-series forecasting model was conducted over two years. Data on patient visits and outcome measures were collected from ten randomly selected health centers. During the study period, there was a significant reduction in trauma-related mortality rates by 15% (95% CI: -20% to -10%) among patients who received timely interventions through community health centers. The time-series forecasting model successfully predicted and measured risk reduction, highlighting the effectiveness of community health centre systems in improving patient outcomes. Future studies should expand the study scope to include more health centers and incorporate predictive analytics for resource allocation and service improvement. 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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Achamago Yaw, Kwesi Ameyaw, Baidoo Kwame (2000). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centers Systems in Ghana Using Time-Series Forecasting for Risk Reduction Assessment. African Trauma and Mental Health (Psychology), Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18706865

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Community health centersGhanaGeographic information systemsPublic healthTime-series analysisEvaluation methodsSpatial epidemiology

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