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This systematic review critically assesses quasi-experimental methodologies for evaluating community health centre adoption rates in Ethiopia.

March 13, 2026Open Access

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

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Systematic review evaluates adoption rates of community health centre systems, suggesting improvements for future research.

This systematic review critically assesses quasi-experimental methodologies for evaluating community health centre adoption rates in Ethiopia.
Systematic search of electronic databases for quasi-experimental studies on adoption outcomes.
Quality assessment with a modified ROBINS-I tool.
Narrative synthesis of findings due to heterogeneity of studies.
31 out of 42 studies used difference-in-differences methodology.
40% of studies adequately tested the parallel trends assumption.
Robust studies indicated a 15-22 percentage point increase in facility-based deliveries.

Getachew et al. (2020) studied this question.

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