African Rural Health Systems & Practice

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Measurement

Manonde Situbiña, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro Chituwo Akutagava, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam Shikwati Nguni, Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) Kamijogei Mbangirafi, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18823456
Published: February 1, 2006

Abstract

Community health centres in Tanzania face challenges in delivering efficient services to rural populations. A DID analysis was employed to measure changes in service delivery efficiency over time, comparing pre- and post-intervention periods. The DID model revealed an average efficiency gain of 15% in service provision after implementation. Community health centres showed significant improvement in service delivery efficiency following intervention. Future interventions should focus on enhancing resource allocation and staff training to maintain these gains. Community Health Centres, Efficiency Measurement, Difference-in-Differences (DID), Tanzania 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

Manonde Situbiña, Chituwo Akutagava, Shikwati Nguni, Kamijogei Mbangirafi (2006). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in Tanzania Using Difference-in-Differences for Efficiency Measurement. African Rural Health Systems & Practice, Vol. 2006 No. 1 (2006). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18823456

Keywords

TanzaniaCommunity Health CentresEfficiency MeasurementDifference-in-DifferencesSpatial EconometricsRandom Effects ModelCluster Analysis

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