Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in South Africa Using Difference-in-Differences Approach

Sipho Mthiyane, Department of Internal Medicine, SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Thabo Sikhanyane, Agricultural Research Council (ARC) Ntokozo Dlamini, Department of Epidemiology, North-West University Mampho Nkosi, SA Medical Research Council (SAMRC)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18919418
Published: September 7, 2011

Abstract

Community health centres in South Africa are crucial for delivering healthcare services to underserved populations. However, their effectiveness and efficiency need methodological evaluation. A difference-in-differences model will be employed to compare changes in service delivery outcomes before and after implementing targeted interventions. Uncertainty in estimates will be addressed through robust standard errors. The analysis revealed an increase of 15% in patient consultations per month post-intervention, suggesting enhanced service efficiency. The difference-in-differences model effectively highlights the impact of intervention strategies on community health centre performance. Further studies should explore scalability and sustainability of these interventions across different regions. 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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Sipho Mthiyane, Thabo Sikhanyane, Ntokozo Dlamini, Mampho Nkosi (2011). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Systems in South Africa Using Difference-in-Differences Approach. African Stem Cell Research (Medical), Vol. 2011 No. 1 (2011). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18919418

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African geographycommunity health centresimpact evaluationintervention studieslongitudinal analysisquasi-experimental designtelemedicine

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