African Internal Medicine Journal | 08 October 2006
Multilevel Regression Analysis for Measuring Clinical Outcomes in District Hospitals Systems of Kenya: An Evaluation Study
O, c, h, i, e, n, g, K, i, n, y, a, n, j, u, i
Abstract
This study focuses on evaluating the clinical outcomes in district hospitals of Kenya's health system. A multilevel regression model was employed to analyse data from district hospitals across Kenya. The model accounts for the hierarchical structure of the data, with hospital-level and patient-level variables considered simultaneously. The analysis revealed significant variation in clinical outcomes between different districts, with a notable proportion (25%) of variance explained by district-level factors such as infrastructure quality and healthcare provider training levels. The multilevel regression model demonstrated improved accuracy in predicting clinical outcomes compared to single-level models, highlighting the importance of considering contextual factors at both hospital and patient levels. Health policymakers should prioritise interventions addressing district-specific challenges to enhance overall system performance and improve patient care quality. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.