African Endocrine Surgery

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Multilevel Regression Analysis to Evaluate and Enhance Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Yield Improvement Study

Sipho Makhunga, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Nomsa Mngqibiso, SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Pamela Gcobo, University of Fort Hare
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18822419
Published: January 24, 2006

Abstract

Community health centres in South Africa face challenges in delivering consistent healthcare services, leading to inefficiencies and suboptimal patient outcomes. A multilevel regression model was employed to analyse data from South African community health centres, accounting for both individual-level (e.g., patient demographics) and organisational-level factors (e.g., staffing levels). The multilevel analysis revealed significant improvements in service delivery efficiency when adjusting for contextual variables. Multilevel regression analysis is a robust method to assess yield improvement in community health centre systems, facilitating targeted interventions and policy recommendations. Implementing data-driven strategies based on the findings can enhance operational effectiveness and patient care outcomes. Community Health Centres, Multilevel Regression Analysis, Yield Improvement, South Africa 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

Sipho Makhunga, Nomsa Mngqibiso, Pamela Gcobo (2006). Multilevel Regression Analysis to Evaluate and Enhance Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa: A Yield Improvement Study. African Endocrine Surgery, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18822419

Keywords

Sub-Saharanregression analysismultilevel modellingcommunity health centersresource allocationoutcome evaluationyield improvement

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