Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Randomized Field Trial for Clinical Outcomes Measurement

Sipho Mkhize, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Nkosana Dlamini, Department of Clinical Research, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Zola Khumalo, Department of Clinical Research, Nelson Mandela University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18924287
Published: December 12, 2011

Abstract

Community health centres in South Africa are underutilized due to inadequate healthcare delivery systems. A randomized field trial was conducted with a sample size of 200 participants across five randomly selected communities. The primary outcome measure was the number of patients seen per month, compared to pre-intervention data. The intervention increased patient visits by an average of 15% (95% CI: 7-23%) in the trial areas. Community health centres significantly improved clinical outcomes when adequately supported and staffed. Allocate additional resources to community health centres, particularly for training and supplies. 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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Sipho Mkhize, Nkosana Dlamini, Zola Khumalo (2011). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Randomized Field Trial for Clinical Outcomes Measurement. African Hydrology Research (Earth Science focus), Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18924287

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African geographyrandomized controlled trialcommunity health centersoutcome measurementmethodologyintervention studiesclinical outcomes

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