African Journal of Psychiatry

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000)

View Issue TOC

Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Clinical Outcome Assessment

Mamady Diop, Institut Pasteur de Dakar Amadou Ndiaye, Université Gaston Berger (UGB), Saint-Louis
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18704948
Published: May 1, 2000

Abstract

This study addresses a current research gap in Medicine concerning Methodological evaluation of public health surveillance systems systems in Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring clinical outcomes in Senegal. The objective is to formulate a rigorous model, state verifiable assumptions, and derive results with direct analytical or practical implications. A mixed-methods design was used, combining survey and interview data collected over the study period. 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 public health surveillance systems systems in Senegal: difference-in-differences model for measuring clinical outcomes, Senegal, Africa, Medicine, original research 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

Mamady Diop, Amadou Ndiaye (2000). Methodological Evaluation of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Senegal Using Difference-in-Differences for Clinical Outcome Assessment. African Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 2000 No. 1 (2000). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18704948

Keywords

Sub-Saharan AfricanPublic Health SurveillanceDifference-in-DifferencesEpidemiologyClinical OutcomesQuantitative MethodsGeographic Information Systems

References