Journal of Women's Health Care
Open Access

Abstract

Factors Affecting the Implementation of Health Projects: Evidence from South Gondar Zone Public Hospitals

Alebel Woretaw*, Tilahun Lakew and Gessesse Astewale

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the implementation of health projects in South Gondar public Hospitals. This research was significant because the knowledge that will be generated from it will support in informing policy formulation by relevant authorities in project planning process and implementation. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population for the study was included hospital management teams, project implementers and consultants totaling to 163 persons who were involved in the health projects in one way or the other. A stratified random sampling was used to recruit 116 respondents in the study. The study used both primary and secondary data. Structured questionnaires and interview were used for data collection. All completed research instruments were assembled, coded, summarized, entered into the computer; and analyzed using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20. Data analysis involved statistical computations for averages, percentages, means, standard deviations, and regression and correlation analysis. Results revealed that a strong relationship exist between the factors that influence implementation of health projects in South Gondar public hospitals. The study found a positive relationship between project planning, project funding and human resources. Project funding is the most influencing as it has the biggest beta value of the four and government policies negatively influence project implementation. The study concluded that project management team should lean on project planning, project funding and human resources to increase their implementation of health projects. This relationship is expected as hospitals improve positively on project planning, project funding and human resources implementation of projects is enhanced. The study recommends that the South Gondar zone public hospitals should pay more attention to the factors influencing the implementation of health projects directly relates the justification and the potential significant health benefits and values to all people.

Published Date: 2021-12-07; Received Date: 2021-11-16