Community participation in the collaborative governance of primary health care facilities, Uasin Gishu County, Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Community participation in the governance of health services is an important component in engaging stakeholders (patients, public and partners) in decision-making and related activities in health care. Community participation is assumed to contribute to quality improvement and goal attainment but remains elusive. We examined the implementation of community participation, through collaborative governance in primary health care facilities in Uasin Gishu County, Western Kenya, under the policy of devolved governance of 2013.

Methods

Utilizing a multiple case study methodology, five primary health care facilities were purposively selected. Study participants were individuals involved in the collaborative governance of primary health care facilities (from health serv

SUBMITTER: Sitienei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8011762 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature