Budget Performance and Health Services Delivery in Lira district; Northern Uganda
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Date
2021
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Lira University
Abstract
Budget Performance and Health Services Delivery in Lira district; Northern Uganda
Patrick Okello
Dr. Mary Ejang
2021
The study examines the effect of budget performance on health service delivery in Ogur and
Amach Health Centre IV in Lira district. Specifically, the study examined the effect of budget
variance on health service delivery, assessed the effect of budget execution on health service
delivery and investigated the effect of budget monitoring on health service delivery. The study
adopted a case study design, which employed a mixed method approach of both quantitative
and qualitative methods. The study population was 96 which included administrators, finance
department, Health workers, and Health unit management committee. Simple random sampling
technique and purposive sampling, was used to select a sample size of 78 participants. The
researcher used self-administered questionaries to collect quantitative data and an interview
guide to collect qualitative data. Descriptive statistics (mean, and standard deviation), and
inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used to analyze numerical data. Content
analysis data was used to analyze qualitative data from interviews to supplement quantitative
data. The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between budget
performance and health service delivery (R =.718; p-value 0.007) and 51.5% aggregate effect
of budget performance on service delivery. The study further revealed that budget execution
process and budget monitoring have significantly affects health service delivery Health Centre
IV northern Uganda. This study contributes an original and empirical -evidence of the
association between budget performance and service delivery, Lira District Local Government
should ensure extending their financial obligations to Health Centre IV to improve their service
delivery. Management should also ensure that all the stakeholders are involved in all the stages
in the budget process to improve on its efficiently.
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Budget Performance, Budget, Performance, Health, Services Delivery
Citation
Okello, P., and Ejang, M.(2021). Budget Performance and Health Services Delivery in Lira district; Northern Uganda