Factors That Affect the Delivery of Health Services in Kwempe Division

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Declaration......................................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (i)

Approval........................................................................... (ii)

Dedication...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (iii)

Acknowledgement................................................................ (iv)

Table of contents.................................................................. (v)

List of tables.. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . .. . . . .. . .. . .. ( vi)

Abstract . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . (ix)

CHAPTER ONE

1.0. Introduction............................................................... I

I.I. Background information................................................. J.

1.2 Statement of the problem................................................ 3

1.3 Objective of the study.................................................... 3

1.4. Scope of the study......................................................... 3

1.5 Significant of the study................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Introduction............................................................... 5

2.1 Health service management............................................. 5

2.2 health centre management styles and structures...................... 8

2.3 Funding and access to health services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 9

2.4 Funding of social services................................................ I 0

2.5 Factors affecting management and access............................. 11

2.6 Health service delivery, privatisation and.............................. 13

2.7 The roles played by local government in the division................ 14

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CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Introduction..................................................................... 15

3.1 Study area........................................................................ 15

3 .2 Sample size and selection......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.3 Research instruments............................................................ 15

3.4 Data type.......................................................................... 16

3.5 Processing data and analysis.................................................... 16

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH FINDING, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

4.0 Introduction...................................................................... 17

4.1 Factors that affect health service.............................................. 17

4.2 Lack of constant supply of drugs.............................................. 18

4.3 Inadequate staffing............................................................... 18

4.4 Inadequate garbage management............................................... 21

4.5 Inadequate funds.................................................................. 22

4.6 Suggested solutions to remedy the problems................................. 25

4.7 Supply of more drugs and other medical...................................... 25

4.8 Training and recruitment ofmore......................................... ..... 26

4.9 Rehabilitation of the health centres............................................. 26

4.10 Provision of the other supportive.............................................. 27

4.11 Supply of drugs and............................................................. 27

4.12 Training and recruitment more................................................ 28

4.13 Rehabilitation of the health centre............................................ 28

4.14 Community health and sensitisation.......................................... 28

4.15 Provision of other supportive social.......................................... 29

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary.......................................................................... 30

5.2 Conclusion........................................................................ 31

5.3 Recommendations............................................................... 31

References............................................................... 35

Quest10nna1re............................................................ 35

Appendices:

Appendix A: Location ofKawempe division .................... .

Appendix B: Poor garbage dumping .............................. .

Appendix C: Poor drainage ......................................... .

ABSTRACT

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the provision of health services in Kawempe Division. The man objectives of the study were: Analyze the factors affecting the delivery of social services in Kawempe Division. To explore the roles played by the local governments and commits in the provision of health services To suggest possible remedies to the problems facing health service delivery. This helped the researcher to formulate the recommendations that can be used to improve on the effectiveness and efficiency of health service provision in Kawempe division. During the study, a descriptive research design was used. Data was elicited from the local council officials, health workers, division planners and the general public. Purposive sampling was used to select the representative sample for the study. In data collection both secondary and primary sources were used during the study. Primary data was collected with the help of the questionnaires and interviews. Secondary data was collected from already existing literature such as health reports, journal, textbooks Newspapers and magazines from Makerere University, Ministry of health Library etc.