Factors Affecting The Implementation Of Continuous Quality Improvement Project In Health Facilities Of SNNPR
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2018-06-08
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Addis Ababa University
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Continuous Quality improvement has become an important aspect of healthcare organizations. The main reasons for this development are that improvement work is viewed as a means for healthcare organizations to become safer and more effective while delivering care with better quality. Implementing quality improvement projects of maternal and child health care at health facilities is a challenge that must be undertaken to reduce maternal, neonatal and child morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to identify contributing factors for implementing continuous quality improvement projects in health facilities for the better delivery of health care service in the case of south nation and nationalities people, Ethiopia. A quantitative study design and approach was used in this study. The finding of this study showed that, a total of 144 health professionals were participated, giving a response rate of 100%. Majority of the respondents (75%) were male and 35% said that their respective health facility not implemented continuous quality improvement project. Variables like leaders receptive to new ideas, leaders share information/ data about health facility service delivery status, health facility has a quality improvement project plan, Staff know using indicators to tell progress about service delivery, health facility assess client satisfaction level, were the independent predictors of CQI project implementation.
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Continuous quality improvement, project, implementation, health facilities