Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)

View Issue TOC

Forecasting Efficiency Gains in Nigerian District Hospitals Systems: A Time-Series Model Approach over

Temitope Coker, Department of Epidemiology, University of Jos Chinedu Agbaje, Department of Epidemiology, University of Port Harcourt Femi Abimbola, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Sunday Babatunde, University of Jos
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18919693
Published: October 2, 2011

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate the efficiency of Nigerian district hospitals' systems over a decade. A longitudinal study using time-series analysis with an ARIMA model. The study employs robust standard errors to account for the uncertainty in forecasting future efficiency levels. Over a decade, there was a discernible trend indicating that the average efficiency score of district hospitals improved by approximately 15%. The findings suggest that time-series models can effectively predict and analyse trends in hospital system performance over extended periods. Policy makers should consider implementing these forecasting tools to monitor and improve healthcare service delivery in Nigerian districts. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.

Full Text:

Read the Full Article

The HTML galley is loaded below for inline reading and better discovery.

How to Cite

Temitope Coker, Chinedu Agbaje, Femi Abimbola, Sunday Babatunde (2011). Forecasting Efficiency Gains in Nigerian District Hospitals Systems: A Time-Series Model Approach over. African Digital Health and Telemedicine, Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18919693

Keywords

Sub-SaharanARIMAeconometricsefficiencyforecastinghealthcarelongitudinal

Research Snapshot

Desktop reading view
Language
EN
Formats
HTML + PDF
Publication Track
Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)
Current Journal
African Digital Health and Telemedicine

References