County Health Leadership Practices and Readiness for Noncommunicable Disease Services in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) is a contemporary development challenge. Low-income and lower-middle-income countries are disproportionately affected, with the poorest in society considered the most vulnerable. A paucity of literature exists on how leadership practices at the implementation level relate to ensuring readiness for NCD services.

Objective

This study investigated any relationship between leadership practices and readiness for NCD services.

Methods

This correlational study investigated any relationship between leadership practices at the county level and readiness for NCD services in Kenya using secondary data from a 2013 Service Availability and Readiness Assessment survey. Correlation and multiple linear regression tes

SUBMITTER: Wekesa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306762 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature