Implementing health care reform: implications for performance of public hospitals in central Ethiopia

Journal of Global Health
Tsegahun Manyazewal, Mokgadi C Matlakala

Abstract

Understanding the way health care reforms have succeeded or failed thus far would help policy makers cater continued reform efforts in the future and provides insight into possible levels of improvement in the health care system. This work aims to assess and describe the implications of health care reform on the performance of public hospitals in central Ethiopia. A facility-based, cross-sectional study was carried out in five public hospitals with different operational characteristics that have been implementing health care reform in central Ethiopia. The reform documents were reviewed to assess the nature and targets of the reform for interpretive analysis. Adopting dimensions of health system performance as the theoretical framework, a self-administered questionnaire was developed. Consenting health care professionals who have been involved in the reform from inception to implementation filled the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was measured to ensure internal consistency of the instrument. Descriptive statistics, weighted median score, χ2, and Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for data analysis. s Despite implementation of the reform, the health care system in public hospitals was still fragmented as confirm...Continue Reading

References

Nov 13, 2004·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Sam Agatre Okuonzi
Feb 3, 2009·Journal of General Internal Medicine·Danny McCormickDavid U Himmelstein
Oct 15, 2010·International Journal for Equity in Health·Juliet Nabyonga Orem, Charlotte Muheki Zikusooka
May 27, 2011·International Journal for Equity in Health·Jane Chuma, Vincent Okungu
May 31, 2011·BMC Health Services Research·Steffen FlessaKlaus Hornetz
Jun 15, 2011·Nursing Philosophy : an International Journal for Healthcare Professionals·Wendy J Austin
Jul 7, 2011·Journal of Public Health Policy·Bronwyn HarrisMatthew Chersich
Jul 7, 2011·Journal of Public Health Policy·Brian RuffJonathan Broomberg
Jul 27, 2011·International Journal of Health Geographics·Alexis J ComberRobert Radburn
Aug 16, 2011·Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved·Vanessa Watts SimondsRima E Rudd
Feb 3, 2012·International Journal for Equity in Health·Roberto J F Esteves
Mar 2, 2012·BMC Health Services Research·Anne CockcroftNeil Andersson
May 5, 2012·PloS One·Elizabeth H BradleyLeslie A Curry
Nov 9, 2012·Human Resources for Health·George William LutwamaBethabile Lovely Dolamo
Nov 10, 2012·PLoS Medicine·David HipgraveHana Brixi
Apr 12, 2013·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·Rosalind McCollumRachel Tolhurst
Feb 7, 2014·Oman Medical Journal·Rashid Al-Abri, Amina Al-Balushi
Jun 4, 2014·The International Journal of Health Planning and Management·Fei YanJian Zhang
Sep 13, 2014·The Journal of Emergency Medicine·Danielle M McCarthyKenzie A Cameron
Feb 6, 2017·Human Resources for Health·Tsegahun Manyazewal, Mokgadi C Matlakala

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 9, 2019·Human Antibodies·Ali Mohammad MosadeghradMIkiyas Amare Getu
Feb 25, 2021·The Pan African Medical Journal·Sibhatu Biadgilign, Muluneh Yigzaw

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

SPSS
Excel

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved