Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)

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Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana: Quasi-Experimental Design for Adoption Rates Measurement,

Frimpong Gyamfi, Department of Pediatrics, Ashesi University Kofi Adongo, Department of Epidemiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Abdul Kamaru, Department of Public Health, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi Yaw Agyeman, Department of Internal Medicine, Ashesi University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18918925
Published: June 28, 2011

Abstract

The evaluation of district hospitals in Ghana aims to assess their effectiveness in providing healthcare services. The quasi-experimental design will be employed to measure the impact of these interventions. Data collection will involve surveys, clinical audits, and interviews with healthcare professionals and patients, ensuring data reliability and validity through rigorous validation processes. A preliminary analysis indicates a significant adoption rate increase from baseline for protocols focusing on infection control measures (p < 0.05). The findings suggest that the implementation of new medical protocols has led to substantial improvements in patient care and resource efficiency within the district hospitals. Based on these results, it is recommended that further research be conducted to explore the long-term sustainability of these interventions and their broader impact on healthcare systems across Ghana. 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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Frimpong Gyamfi, Kofi Adongo, Abdul Kamaru, Yaw Agyeman (2011). Methodological Evaluation of District Hospitals Systems in Ghana: Quasi-Experimental Design for Adoption Rates Measurement,. African Dietetics Journal, Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18918925

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GeographicalSub-SaharanQuasi-experimentalEvaluationHealthcareMethodologySystems

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