This evaluation reveals improved healthcare utilization in underserved populations after introducing community health centers, indicating potential benefits.
Key Points
The aim is to assess the impact of community health centers on healthcare utilization in Ethiopia using a difference-in-differences approach.
Applied a difference-in-differences model to compare healthcare utilization pre- and post-intervention
Accounted for confounders through regression analysis
Compared outcomes between an intervention group and a control group
Increased proportion of patients utilizing preventive care services by 25% post-intervention
Community health center systems enhance access to healthcare, particularly for non-preventive medical conditions
Statistical analysis utilized logit modeling and confidence interval inference