African Travel Medicine

Advancing Scholarship Across the Continent

Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004)

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Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Adoption Rates in Rwanda: A Difference-in-Differences Approach

Hunokayi Mutanganyika, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Kizito Umuhoza, University of Rwanda Ingabiro Nkubamoto, Department of Internal Medicine, Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) Muramba Habiyambere, Department of Epidemiology, University of Rwanda
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18782393
Published: July 18, 2004

Abstract

Community health centres in Rwanda have been established to improve healthcare access and coverage across rural areas. A longitudinal study employing the DiD approach will assess changes in service utilization before and after facility establishment as an intervention, with control groups. Community health centre adoption rates varied significantly by district, with initial uptake of services ranging from 30% to 75%, indicating differential implementation challenges. The DiD model effectively measured the impact of community health centres on service utilization and outcomes, despite variability in implementation across regions. Future studies should consider regional-specific factors influencing adoption rates and explore strategies for enhancing sustainability and effectiveness. 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

Hunokayi Mutanganyika, Kizito Umuhoza, Ingabiro Nkubamoto, Muramba Habiyambere (2004). Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centres Adoption Rates in Rwanda: A Difference-in-Differences Approach. African Travel Medicine, Vol. 2004 No. 1 (2004). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18782393

Keywords

RwandaGeographic MobilityPanel DataDifference-in-DifferencesSpatial EconometricsQuantile RegressionNetwork Effects

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