Health services supervision in a protracted crisis: a qualitative study into supportive supervision practices in South Sudan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The health system in South Sudan faces extreme domestic resource constraints, low capacity, and protracted humanitarian crises. Supportive supervision is believed to improve the quality of health care and service delivery by compensating for flaws in health workforce management. This study aimed to explore the current supervision practices in South Sudan and identify areas for quality improvement.

Methods

The study employed qualitative approaches to collect and analyse data from six purposefully selected counties. Data were collected from 194 participants using semi-structured interviews (43 health managers) and focus group discussions (151 health workers). Thematic content analysis was used to yield an in-depth understanding of the supervision practices in the he

SUBMITTER: Lutwama GW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9568951 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature