African Aerospace Medicine

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Assessment of Community Health Centre Systems in Kenya Using Panel Data Analysis for System Reliability Evaluations,

Njagi Wanyama, Department of Internal Medicine, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi Muriuki Maritim, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Odhiambo Muhorake, Department of Pediatrics, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Kibet Kirima, Department of Pediatrics, Pwani University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18822859
Published: May 28, 2006

Abstract

Community health centers (CHCs) in Kenya play a critical role in providing accessible healthcare services to underserved populations. A comprehensive systematic literature review was employed, searching databases such as PubMed and Scopus. Studies published between and were included based on predefined criteria. Panel-data analysis revealed that the proportion of CHCs with reliable service delivery in urban areas was approximately 75%, while this figure dropped to around 45% in rural settings, highlighting significant geographical disparities. The review underscores the importance of robust data collection and analysis methodologies for evaluating healthcare system performance. Investment should be targeted towards improving infrastructure and training staff in rural CHCs to enhance their reliability and effectiveness. 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

Njagi Wanyama, Muriuki Maritim, Odhiambo Muhorake, Kibet Kirima (2006). Methodological Assessment of Community Health Centre Systems in Kenya Using Panel Data Analysis for System Reliability Evaluations,. African Aerospace Medicine, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18822859

Keywords

African health systemscommunity health centerspanel data analysissystematic reviewhealthcare accessevaluation methodologystatistical methods

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