Pan African Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002)

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Methodological Assessment of Rural Clinics Systems in Senegal Using Panel Data for Clinical Outcomes Measurement,

Mamadou Diop, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Cheikh Thiam, Department of Pediatrics, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar Mahammed Sow, Department of Public Health, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18751629
Published: July 11, 2002

Abstract

This study focuses on evaluating the rural clinics in Senegal, a country with limited healthcare resources. Panel data from 20 rural clinics in Senegal were analysed using a fixed effects model, accounting for clinic-specific and temporal variations. Clinics with higher patient volumes had better patient satisfaction scores (75%) but also experienced increased medication errors by 15% compared to those with lower volumes. The study highlights the trade-offs between resource intensity and clinical quality in rural Senegalese healthcare settings. Investment should be prioritised in training staff for clinics handling higher patient loads, while ensuring adequate medication supplies. 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

Mamadou Diop, Cheikh Thiam, Mahammed Sow (2002). Methodological Assessment of Rural Clinics Systems in Senegal Using Panel Data for Clinical Outcomes Measurement,. Pan African Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice, Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18751629

Keywords

African GeographyRural Health SystemsPanel Data AnalysisFixed Effects ModelLongitudinal StudiesMethodological EvaluationClinical Outcomes Measurement

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