African Geriatrics and Gerontology

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Assessment

Kheira Sallé, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Mamadou Ndiaye, Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Saint-Louis Tayeb Ndiaye, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Dakar Salma Mbackoù, Institut Pasteur de Dakar
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18726318
Published: September 14, 2001

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of community health centres systems in Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring efficiency gains in Senegal. The objective is to formulate a rigorous model, state verifiable assumptions, and derive results with direct analytical or practical implications. A structured review of relevant literature was conducted, with thematic synthesis of key findings. 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 Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring efficiency gains, Senegal, Africa, Medicine, meta analysis 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

Kheira Sallé, Mamadou Ndiaye, Tayeb Ndiaye, Salma Mbackoù (2001). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Assessment. African Geriatrics and Gerontology, Vol. 2001 No. 1 (2001). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18726318

Keywords

Sub-SaharanAfricanhealthsocioeconomicfactoranalytic

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