COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND HEALTH SERVICE DELIVERY IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT; A CASE STUDY OF WAIUSO DISTRICT, UGANDA

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ii

APPROVAL Hi

DEDICATION iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES x

LIST OF ACRONYMS xi

ABSTRACT xii

CHAPTER ONE I

INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3 Purpose of the Study 3

1.4 Objectives of the Study 3

1.5 Research Questions 3

1.6 Scope of the Study 3

1.6.1 Geographical Scope 3

1.6.3 Content Scope 4

1.6.4 Time Scope 4

1.7 Significance of the Study 4

1.8 Anticipated limitations 4

1.9 Operational definitions of key terms 5

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2.2 Conceptual Framework showing independent and dependent variables 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.0 Introduction 7

2.1 Community planning and health service delivery 7

2.2 Community consultation and health service delivery 8

2.3 How community involvement in monitoring affects health service delivery in Wakiso

District Local government, Uganda 9

2.4 Related Studies 10

2.5 Research Gaps 24

CHAPTER THREE 26

METHODOLOGY 26

3.0 Introduction 26

3.1 Research design 26

3.2 Population of the study 26

3.3 Sample size 26

3.4 Sampling Techniques 27

3,4.1 Purposive sampling 27

3.4.2 Simple Random sampling 28

3.5 Sources of data 28

3.6 Data collection methods 28

3.6.1 Questionnaire 28

3.6.2. Structured Interview 28

3.7. Data analysis 29

3.8 Ethical Considerations 29

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3.9 Anticipated limitations to the study 29

CHAPTER FOUR 30

PRESENTATIONS, INTEPRETATIONS AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 30

4.0 Introduction 30

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 30

4.1.1 Gender of Respondents 30

4.1.2 Age of the respondents 31

4.1.3 Marital Status of the Respondents 31

4,1.4 Education Levels of the Respondents 32

4.2 Findings on Community planning and health service delivery 33

4.3 Findings on Community consultation and health service delivery 35

4.4 Findings on how community involvement in monitoring affects health service delivery in

Wakiso District Local government, Uganda 38

CHAPTER FIVE 42

DISCUSSIONS OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 42

5.0 Introduction 42

5.1 Discussion of findings 42

5.1.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 42

5.1.2 Community planning and health service delivery 43

5.1.3 Community consultation and health service delivery 43

5.1.4 How community involvement in monitoring affects health service delivery in Wakiso

District Local government, Uganda 44

5.2 Conclusion 45

5.2.1 Community planning and health service delivery 45

5.2.2 Community consultation and health service delivery 46

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5.2.3 How community involvement in monitoring affects health service delivery in Wakiso

District Local government, Uganda 46

5.3 Recommendations 47

5.4 Suggested areas for future study 48

REFERENCES 49

APPENDICES 55

APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE 55

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