African Biodiversity Research (Environmental/Earth Science) | 12 June 2007
Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Ethiopia Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Analysis
M, o, l, l, a, T, e, s, s, e, m, a, ,, A, l, e, m, a, y, e, h, u, A, s, f, a, w
Abstract
Public health surveillance systems play a crucial role in monitoring infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis (TB), and HIV/AIDS. The study employed a difference-in-differences model to analyse pre- and post-intervention data from selected regions. Data on reported cases before and after implementing new surveillance protocols were collected and analysed. A significant increase of 20% in the detection rate of malaria was observed, suggesting improved efficiency in surveillance systems. The difference-in-differences model effectively highlighted improvements in public health surveillance systems in Ethiopia. Further studies should consider expanding coverage to include more regions and diseases for a comprehensive evaluation. Public Health Surveillance, Difference-in-Differences, Efficiency Analysis, Public Health Systems, Ethiopia Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.