Sallu N. Kamara
Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences, University of Sierra Leo, Sierra Leone
Publications
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Research Article
Service Provider Competence, Motivation, and Resource Availability as Determinants of Quality Healthcare Delivery: A Cross-Sectional Study at Makeni Regional Hospital, Sierra Leone
Author(s): Aiah Lebbie, Abraham I. Jimmy, Sallu N. Kamara and Lee P. Gary, Jr.*
Quality healthcare delivery in low- and middle-income countries remains constrained by workforce and resource limitations. This study assessed service provider competence, service provider motivation, and resource availability as determinants of quality healthcare delivery at Makeni Regional Hospital in Northern Sierra Leone, from the service providers’ own perspective. A cross-sectional study, descriptive in type, was conducted among 155 service providers, with sample size determined using the Yamane formula. Structured questionnaires were administered and analyzed using STATA to assess the relationship between competence, motivation, resource availability, and quality healthcare delivery. Most service providers (74.8%) reported possessing the required professional skills, and 91.6% perceived that competent staff resulted in improved delivery of quality healthcare; 94.8% associ.. Read More»