African Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000)

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Time-Series Forecasting Models in Evaluating Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Methodological Assessment

Siphiwe Khumalo, Department of Surgery, Wits Business School Nontoko Mkhpondo, University of the Western Cape
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18705992
Published: May 2, 2000

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of community health centres systems in South Africa: time-series forecasting model for measuring yield improvement in South Africa. The objective is to formulate a rigorous model, state verifiable assumptions, and derive results with direct analytical or practical implications. A mixed-methods design was used, combining survey and interview data collected over the study period. The results establish bounded error under perturbation, a convergent estimation process under stated assumptions, and a stable link between the proposed metric and observed outcomes. The findings provide a reproducible analytical basis for subsequent theoretical and applied extensions. Stakeholders should prioritise inclusive, locally grounded strategies and improve data transparency. Methodological evaluation of community health centres systems in South Africa: time-series forecasting model for measuring yield improvement, South Africa, Africa, Medicine, original research This work contributes a formal specification, transparent assumptions, and mathematically interpretable claims. 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

Siphiwe Khumalo, Nontoko Mkhpondo (2000). Time-Series Forecasting Models in Evaluating Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Methodological Assessment. African Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18705992

Keywords

Sub-SaharanAfricanSpatio-TemporalModellingEpidemiologyForecastingOperationalization

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