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March 13, 2026Open Access

A Systematic Review of Quasi-Experimental Methodologies for Evaluating the Adoption of Community Health Centre Systems in Kenya, 2000–2026.

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WMWanjiku Mwangi

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This systematic review evaluates quasi-experimental methodologies for measuring community health adoption in Kenya, highlighting important methodological implications.

Key Points

  • The review aims to assess the application and rigor of quasi-experimental methodologies used in evaluating the adoption of community health centre systems in Kenya.
  • Conducted a systematic search of academic databases following PRISMA guidelines.
  • Included studies using quasi-experimental designs for adoption evaluation.
  • Extracted data on design type, identification strategies, outcomes, and statistical methods.
  • Assessed study quality using a modified risk-of-bias tool specifically for quasi-experimental research.
  • Difference-in-differences was the most commonly used design, appearing in 63% of evaluated studies.
  • Many studies did not test for parallel trends, which affected causal inferences.
  • Interventions with financial incentives showed a significantly higher mean adoption rate of 22 percentage points compared to those without.

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Wanjiku Mwangi (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3acb202a1e69014cce993https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18956107
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