African Colorectal Surgery

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Uganda Using Time-Series Forecasting for Adoption Rate Measurement

Kiggundu Otim, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) Chewulir Okello, Department of Pediatrics, Kampala International University (KIU) Ikiza Nabasajja, Gulu University Otombe Ssekitiro, National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18822421
Published: October 12, 2006

Abstract

Ugandan district hospitals face challenges in adopting new colorectal surgical technologies due to resource constraints. A time-series forecasting model was developed using historical data from Ugandan district hospitals. The model incorporates uncertainty through robust standard errors, ensuring reliable predictions. Δα = (0.65 ± 0.02) indicates a moderate adoption rate trend over the last five years in selected districts. The time-series model accurately forecasts future adoption rates with high confidence, aiding policy-makers in resource allocation for district hospitals. District health authorities should prioritise investment in training and infrastructure to accelerate technology adoption. district hospitals, time-series forecasting, adoption rate, Ugandan healthcare 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

Kiggundu Otim, Chewulir Okello, Ikiza Nabasajja, Otombe Ssekitiro (2006). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Uganda Using Time-Series Forecasting for Adoption Rate Measurement. African Colorectal Surgery, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18822421

Keywords

UgandaDistrict HospitalsSurgical TechnologiesTime-Series AnalysisForecasting ModelsResource ConstraintsMethodology

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