Browsing by Author "Agweta, Cosmas"

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    Determination of Women Engagement in Entrepreneurship: A Case study of Packwach District of North -Western Uganda
    (Lira University, 2021) Abyeto, Stella; Agweta, Cosmas; Jehopio, Peter Jegrace
    This study sought to establish the determinants of women engagement in entrepreneurship in Packwach District, North -Western Uganda. The study employed a cross- sectional design with quantitative method of data analysis to achieve its objectives. The researcher Collected data by using a structured questionnaire that measured the responses of 375 women entrepreneurs in Pakwach District. Three research questions were posited to explore the determinant of woman engagement in entrepreneurship in Pakawach District. The study moved structural equation modeling (SEM) and descriptive statistics for statistical data analysis. the structural equation modeling results indicated that support from financial institutions (β =-0.636, p<0.001); support from government (β=0.545, p<0.015); support from family and community (β=0.546, p<0.033); were the determinants of woman engagement in entrepreneurship in Pakwach District. The study recommended that government should better further policies that support woman engagement in entrepreneurship and such policies should also regulate financial institutions favour this course.
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    The Effect of Reward Practices and Health Service Delivery in Health Facilities—Kwania District Uganda
    (Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies, 2022) Opio, Moses; Agweta, Cosmas; Ejang, Mary; Picorella, Irene; Okello, Tom Richard
    Purpose: This study aimed to examine the relationship and effect of intrinsic and extrinsic reward practices on health service delivery. Methods: Data was collected prospectively from Thirteen Government health facilities in Kwania District using a cross-sectional study design. A structured, pre-coded and pretested questionnaire of Cronbach Alpha of 0.82 was self-administered to sample of 132 health workers randomly selected from HCIV, HCIII and HCII in Kwania District between September-November 2020. Results: Health Service Delivery (HSD) correlates positively with the various reward system. In particular, HSD has a significant and positive but weak correlation with intrinsic reward (r = 0.260, p value = 0.05). On the other hand, extrinsic rewards have a very weak insignificant but positive correlation with service delivery (r = 0.126. p value > 0.05). Multiple regression: the intrinsic reward appears a significant predictor of health service delivery (p value < 0.009, β = 0.169 ), but the extrinsic reward does not significantly predict health service delivery, (β = 0.001, p value = 0.985). Conclusion: Intrinsic rewards have a significant influence on health workers’ performance and hence health service delivery while extrinsic rewards have no significant influence on these employees’ performance. Extrinsic reward becomes more important as employees’ ages increase on the job.
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    Reward practices and Health Service Delivery in Government Health Facilities in Kwania District
    (Lira University, 2021) Opio, Moses; Okello, Tom Richard; Agweta, Cosmas
    Background: Poor health service delivery often results to immense suffering by the population, causing prolonged morbidity and death as a consequence. Using cross-sectional design, the study explored the effects of reward practices on health service delivery in government health facilities in Kwania District with the objectives; to examine the level of health service delivery, explore the effects of extrinsic reward practices on service delivery and access effects on intrinsic reward practices on service delivery in health facilities in Kwania District. Methods: The study adopted a mixed approach and used questionnaire with a five-point likert scale type questions that measured the responses of 132 health workers and an interview guide was used to collect qualitative data from key district officials of Kwania. The theoretical model was deduced using rewards systems paradigm of literature. Data was analyzed in form of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and robust regression using strata version 15 (strataCorp, college station, TX, USA). Findings: The study found that there was a positive correlation between extrinsic rewards and service delivery (r=0.126, p value>0.005) and that only intrinsic reward is significantly related with service delivery (r=0.26, p Value>0.005). Multiple regression showed that only intrinsic reward is significantly related with service delivery (β=0.169, P Value>0.00). The coefficient of determinants (R2 was only 0.062). rewards system (RS) is positively related to service delivery. However, increase in intrinsic rewards significantly increases health service delivery in Kwania District. Recommendations: Therefore, the ministry of health and Kwania District Local Government should support career growth initiatives such as supporting its staff to go for further studies to acquire knowledge necessary to deal with the current trend of diseases, strengthen internal promotion and support career development needs of its health workers.