Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in Ethiopia: A Randomized Field Trial Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes

Yonas Yilma, Mekelle University Mekonnen Mekonnen, Department of Surgery, Mekelle University Tadesse Tsegaye, Haramaya University Fikru Gebrehiwot, Mekelle University
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18822679
Published: April 14, 2006

Abstract

Community health centres in Ethiopia face challenges in delivering effective clinical care due to varying levels of infrastructure and human resources. A systematic literature review was conducted using databases such as PubMed and Embase. Studies published between and were included if they reported randomized field trials assessing clinical outcomes in community health centres in Ethiopia. Findings indicate that while some studies used robust randomization techniques, others relied on convenience sampling, leading to potential selection bias. The review highlights the need for standardised methodological approaches to ensure consistent and valid results across randomized field trials in Ethiopian community health centres. Future research should prioritise training of study personnel in rigorous randomization procedures to minimise bias and enhance comparability of clinical outcomes across studies. 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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Yonas Yilma, Mekonnen Mekonnen, Tadesse Tsegaye, Fikru Gebrehiwot (2006). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in Ethiopia: A Randomized Field Trial Approach to Assess Clinical Outcomes. African Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18822679

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African healthcarerandomized controlled trialscommunity health centersresource allocationoutcome measurementgeographical distributionpublic health systems

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