Support supervision and personnel perceived health services delivery at health centers in Busoga region

Abstract

This study examined the effect of Support Supervision on Personnel Perceived Health Services Delivery in selected Health Centers in Busoga region, Eastern Uganda. The study was conducted basing on the following objectives; To establish the nature of support supervision in Health Centers in Busoga region. To analyse the levels of Personnel Perceived Health Services Delivery in Busoga region. To examine the relationship between support supervision and Personnel Perceived Health Services Delivery in Health Centers in Busoga Region.The study was based on the following methodological approaches; the research paradigm was post-positivistic; the research design was cross sectional survey design; total population Busoga Health Forum (2020) emphasized that among the health workers, 82 employees work at District Health Offices and 2967 employees work at health centers; target population was 1073; sample size of 651; data collection method questionnaire and interview guide and data was analysed using measurement of central tendency; Pearson’s correlation moment, path analysis and content analysis. The study findings indicated that, there exists positive correlation/relationship between the level of support supervision and Personnel Perceived Health Services Delivery in Lower district health facilities of Busoga Region (r = 0.2106). This relationship is however statistically significant (p = .001 < 0.05). Conclusion of the study: The study concluded that the support supervision affects the levels of Personnel Perceived Health Services Delivery. Recommendations of the study: The study recommended that the Ministry of Public Service should encourage ministry of health to carry out timely and routine support supervision of the health workers.