African Adolescent Health

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana Using Difference-in-Differences Approach,

Osagyefo Ameyawaa, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Kofi Adjoapong, Department of Internal Medicine, Water Research Institute (WRI) Esi Afriyani, Department of Clinical Research, Water Research Institute (WRI)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18782178
Published: December 10, 2004

Abstract

This study evaluates the performance of district hospitals in Ghana over a five-year period. A difference-in-differences model will be applied to the longitudinal dataset of district hospitals' performance metrics. Uncertainty is represented by robust standard errors. The DID analysis indicates a significant improvement in hospital yields, with an estimated increase of 15% in patient throughput over the study period. The difference-in-differences approach successfully captures yield improvements but requires further validation across different datasets and contexts. Future research should explore the scalability of this methodological framework to other healthcare systems. district hospitals, Ghana, difference-in-differences, longitudinal study, yield improvement 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

Osagyefo Ameyawaa, Kofi Adjoapong, Esi Afriyani (2004). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana Using Difference-in-Differences Approach,. African Adolescent Health, Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18782178

Keywords

GeographicMethodologicalSystems EvaluationDistrict HospitalsGhanaDifference-in-DifferencesLongitudinal Analysis

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