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Integrated surveillance system design is positively associated with improved outcome measurement in Kenyan public health surveillance systems. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This meta-analysis evaluates the methodological quality of clinical outcome surveillance systems in Kenya and examines panel-data estimation techniques.

March 13, 2026Open Access

Methodological Evaluation and Panel-Data Estimation of Public Health Surveillance Systems for Clinical Outcomes in Kenya: A Meta-Analysis, 2000–2026

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KOKamau OchiengMoi University MKMusa KipkorirKenya Medical Research Institute WMWanjiku MwangiUniversity of Nairobi

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Meta-analysis assesses methodological quality and estimation techniques for clinical outcomes in Kenya, suggesting improvements.

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This meta-analysis evaluates the methodological quality of clinical outcome surveillance systems in Kenya and examines panel-data estimation techniques.
Conducted a systematic search for relevant studies.
Appraised methodological quality using a modified framework.
Used random-effects meta-regression for quantitative synthesis of effect estimates.
Evaluated a core panel-data model including entity-specific fixed effects.
42% of surveillance systems lacked documented data validation protocols.
Meta-regression shows a positive association between surveillance system design and outcome measurement (standardised coefficient: 0.31, 95% CI: 0.18 to 0.44).
Notable study variance was present (I² = 67%).

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Ochieng et al. (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b3ad1302a1e69014ccf4c3 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18947390

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Methodological Evaluation and Panel-Data Estimation of Public Health Surveillance Systems for Clinical Outcomes in Kenya: A Meta-Analysis, 2000–2026

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Methodological Evaluation and Panel-Data Estimation of Public Health Surveillance Systems for Clinical Outcomes in Kenya: A Meta-Analysis, 2000–2026

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