African Ecosystems Research (Environmental Science)

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Uganda: A Randomized Field Trial for Yield Improvement

Ernest Muhumuza, Department of Pediatrics, Gulu University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18810873
Published: March 16, 2005

Abstract

District hospitals in Uganda are underutilized due to inadequate capacity and resource allocation. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in four randomly selected districts. Hospitals were assigned to either intervention or control groups based on predefined criteria. The direction of change observed was a 20% increase in operational efficiency with an uncertainty interval (95%) of ±5%, indicating robust statistical significance. Resource reallocation and process optimization strategies led to significant yield improvement, particularly in outpatient services. District hospital managers should prioritise resource allocation based on patient need and implement continuous quality improvement programmes. 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

Ernest Muhumuza (2005). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospital Systems in Uganda: A Randomized Field Trial for Yield Improvement. African Ecosystems Research (Environmental Science), Vol. 2005 No. 1 (2005). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18810873

Keywords

District hospitalsUgandaMethodologyResource allocationRandomized controlled trialYield improvementHealth systems reform

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