Factors influencing the work efficiency of district health managers in low-resource settings: a qualitative study in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is increasing evidence that good district management practices can improve health system performance and conversely, that poor and inefficient management practices have detrimental effects. The aim of the present study was to identify factors contributing to inefficient management practices of district health managers and ways to improve their overall efficiency.

Methods

Nineteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with district health managers in three districts of the Eastern Region in Ghana. The 19 interviews conducted comprised 90% of the managerial workforce in these districts in 2013. A thematic analysis was carried out using the WHO's leadership and management strengthening framework to structure the results.

Results

Key factors for ineff

SUBMITTER: Bonenberger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4712591 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature