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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of community health centre systems in South Africa using multilevel regression analysis.

March 10, 2026Open Access

Methodological Evaluation of Community Health Centre Systems in South Africa Using Multilevel Regression Analysis to Assess Cost-Effectiveness

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SMSipho MkhizeNational Institute for Communicable Diseases NSNtokozwe SitholeUniversity of Johannesburg

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Meta-analysis assesses service delivery effectiveness in community health centres, suggesting key improvements for efficiency.

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This research aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of community health centre systems in South Africa using multilevel regression analysis.
Used multilevel regression models to analyze service delivery data.
Conducted a meta-analysis of interventions at community health centres.
Estimated treatment effects using logit models, incorporating uncertainty with confidence intervals.
45% of community health centres are underutilizing their resources.
Estimated cost savings of £10 per patient consultation with targeted interventions.
Recommendations include investing in staff development and improved management systems.

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Mkhize et al. (2010) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69af95a470916d39fea4d677 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18905914

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