Financial Resources, Physical Resources and Performance of Public Health Institutions in Embu County, Kenya
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Date
2018
Authors
Njagi, Elias
Muathe, Stephen
Muchemi, Ann
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International Knowledge Sharing Platform
Abstract
Kenya constitution recognizes health as a fundamental right for all citizens in Kenya. Hence the Kenya
government has invested resources heavily in the health sector in order to boost the performance of public health
institutions. However, it has been a mere dream for many Kenyans to enjoy healthcare benefits as expected
despite government commitment to improve the performance of health sector. The study sought to investigate
the effect of financial and physical resources on the performance of public health institutions in Embu County,
Kenya. The study used explanatory and descriptive research designs and targeted 550 employees and 769
outpatients drawn from all the five public hospitals in Embu County. The sample size comprised of 165
employees and 232 outpatients. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires and an interview guide.
Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics, while content analysis was used to
analyse qualitative data. The findings of the study established that there was a positive and a statistically
significant effect of financial and physical resources on the performance of public health institutions. Policy
implications of these findings have been discussed.
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Research article
Keywords
Physical resources, Financial resources, Performance of public health institutions
Citation
European Journal of Business and Management Vol.10, No.8, 2018