Vol. 2008 No. 1 (2008)

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Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Cost-Effectiveness Assessment

Maganga Maganda, Department of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS) Kamuntu Mwakilira, Department of Public Health, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18862497
Published: July 23, 2008

Abstract

Public health surveillance systems are critical for monitoring disease trends and managing outbreaks effectively in resource-limited settings such as Tanzania. A DiD approach will be employed to assess the impact of surveillance system interventions over time. The analysis will consider pre-intervention and post-intervention periods for evaluation. The preliminary findings suggest that the DiD model can effectively highlight changes in surveillance response times, with a notable reduction from 15 days to 8 days after intervention implementation. This study provides evidence supporting the use of DiD models for evaluating public health surveillance systems in Tanzania, offering insights into cost-effectiveness and operational efficiency improvements. Future research should investigate long-term effects and scalability of these findings across different regions within Tanzania. Public Health Surveillance, Difference-in-Differences, Cost-Effectiveness, Tanzania 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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Maganga Maganda, Kamuntu Mwakilira (2008). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Cost-Effectiveness Assessment. African Dentistry Journal, Vol. 2008 No. 1 (2008). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18862497

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TanzaniaGeographic Information SystemsPublic Health SurveillanceDifference-in-DifferencesCost-Benefit AnalysisEvaluation MetricsGeographic Variation

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