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Title: The relationship between political decentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kanungu District
Author(s): Emmyline Twinamatsiko, Benard Nuwatuhaire, Anthony Mpairwe and Deusdedit Byabasheija
Year 2023
Publisher: NEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
URI: https://publications.kiu.ac.ug/publication-page.php?i=the-relationship-between-political-decentralization-and-quality-of-maternal-health-services-in-kanungu-district
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Keywords: political decentralization maternal health services women

This study aimed at investigating Decentralisation policy implementation and quality of maternal health services in
Kihiihi Town Council and Nyanga Sub county-Kanungu District. It was guided by three objectives namely. The
objectives were; to determine the relationship between Political decentralization and the quality of maternal health
services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungu district, to find out the relationship between financial
decentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungu
district and to assess the relationship between administrative decentralization and quality of maternal health services
in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County -Kanungu district. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectional
research and correlational designs on a sample of 235 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire and an
interview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages mean, correlation and regression.
Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Inferential analysis results indicated that political
decentralisation decentralisation had a strong positive significant relationship with quality of maternal health services.
Therefore, it was concluded that political decentralisation as a component of decentralization policy implementation is
essential for quality of maternal health services