Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002)

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Methodological Evaluation of Rural Clinics Systems in Uganda Using a Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes

James Mukwaya, Department of Epidemiology, Kampala International University (KIU) Peter Achola, Department of Surgery, Kampala International University (KIU) John Nkatha, Busitema University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18738460
Published: April 16, 2002

Abstract

Rural healthcare in Uganda faces challenges related to infrastructure, human resources, and resource allocation, which can impact clinical outcomes for patients. A DiD model was applied to assess changes in patient outcomes before and after implementing improvements at selected rural clinics, compared with control sites without such interventions. The analysis revealed significant improvements in treatment adherence rates post-intervention (65% increase in adherence from baseline). This study provides evidence supporting the DiD method's efficacy for evaluating healthcare system impacts on clinical outcomes in resource-limited settings. Future research should consider expanding this model to additional rural clinics and explore other potential interventions that could further improve patient care. Rural Clinics, Difference-in-Differences, Clinical Outcomes, Uganda 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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James Mukwaya, Peter Achola, John Nkatha (2002). Methodological Evaluation of Rural Clinics Systems in Uganda Using a Difference-in-Differences Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes. African Hematology and Oncology, Vol. 2002 No. 1 (2002). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18738460

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UgandaRural HealthDiD ModelClinical OutcomesPublic Health SystemsQuantitative MethodsGeographic Medicine

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