Supervision and Local Government Health Service Delivery in Uganda: A Case of Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality, Bushenyi District
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2023-05
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Kampala International University
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The study investigated the relationship between supervision and local government health service delivery in Uganda, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality Bushenyi district. The objectives of the study were to find out whether there is a relationship between supervision and health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality, determine the level of supervision and evaluate the quality of health service delivery in Bushenyi Ishaka municipality. The study adopted a cross sectional survey design on a sample of 85 respondents, data were collected by use of questions, interview guides and documentary checklist, and quantitatively and qualitatively. Quantitatively data at descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages (Mugenda, 2012). Qualitatively data was analysed through using thematic content analysis. Univariate findings of the study revealed that local government health service delivery was fair (fair) and multivariate results showed that supervision in terms of salary/wage scale increment had a positive significant influence on local government health service delivery, drug, sundries and safety equipments did not. In addition of enough drugs, flexible work time had a positive influence on local government health service delivery, sundries and safety measures did not. Therefore it was concluded that revised salaries/wage scales and allowances were the most elements required for the supervisors in order to enhance the provision of local government health service delivery whereas the tracking system mechanism on supervisors didn’t not.