An evaluation of project management practices in the healthcare sector of Ghana: A case of family planning unit in KNUST Hospital

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dc.contributor.authorIssaka, Abdul Latif
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dc.date.accessioned2021-06-29T10:42:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-19T04:07:57Z
dc.date.available2021-06-29T10:42:13Z
dc.date.available2023-04-19T04:07:57Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-29
dc.descriptionA thesis Submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management,College of Art and Built Environment, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science. en_US
dc.description.abstractFamily planning projects deal with preventive health or screening services, as well as referrals to other health care providers. The study sought to identify challenges of project management practices regarding family planning projects in the health care sector of Ghana using University hospital, KNUST as a case study. Put forward as objectives were to identify project management practices used in the delivery of family planning projects, identify the challenges of project management practices regarding family planning projects at University hospital, KNUST and to identify the strategies to alleviate the challenges of project management practices on family planning projects at University hospital. The study adopted a survey research approach. The main source of data was primary. The population of the study included channel lead, regional director of Ghana Health Service (GHS), GHS accountant, donor accountant, project implementation agency, hospital accountant, head of maternal department, midwives, nurses, district director of nursing and donor lead, all staff of University hospital, KNUST in Kumasi. The study adopted a purposive sampling technique to select 50 respondents. The mean as well as RII scores were the analytical tools employed on this study. The results indicated that as many as 88% of respondents had knowledge of project management practices. Usage of Checklists was ranked as the major variable in terms of project management practice /methodology that is applicable in the delivery of health care projects as revealed from the study‟s analysis. Findings from the results showed that the highest challenge faced by project managers in applying theory to practice in the health sector is risk associated with project staffing even though other important factors such as technical illiteracy, contingency and uncertainty and poor adherence to proven processes also exist. Improvement in team communication proved to be the best means of fast tracking the application of project management theories /methodology into practice in the health care sector. As a recommendation for the study, the Concept of project management should be inculcated into the tertiary education curriculum for the health care sectoren_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUSTen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14178
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectproject managementen_US
dc.subjecthealthcareen_US
dc.subjectfamily planning uniten_US
dc.subjectKNUST Hospitalen_US
dc.titleAn evaluation of project management practices in the healthcare sector of Ghana: A case of family planning unit in KNUST Hospitalen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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