PROJECT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PRACTICES IN PROVISION OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN SELECTED HEALTH FACILITIES IN NAIROBI COUNTY

Abstract

Project activities in private and public health sectors are on the increase and this calls for better project management to ensure successful completion of projects that the organizations are engaged in. This study sought to establish how project management implementation practices have led to the provision of reproductive health services in Hospitals in Nairobi County; that is Nairobi Women’s Gender Based Violence Recovery Centre and Family health options Kenya.This study will benefit policy makers, practitioners, and scholars in the area of project management implementation. Research and publication on the contribution of project management implementation to health provision will highlight the value of project management implementation office and encourage managers to adopt project management implementation practices. The respondents were purposively selected from the levels of Executive Directors, Project Managers and Program Officers who are the main custodians of information of their organizations. Primary and secondary data was collected for the study. The researcher used a questionnaire to collect primary data from the population and secondary data was collected from the Government reports and other related studies. The study had a target population of 26 project staff. A pilot on the instrument was conducted at ROMACY reproductive 2 health organization to determine instrument reliability. The questionnaire consisted of closed ended questions. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and some level of inferential statistics which helped interpret the correlation of the independent variable to the dependent variable. Data was presented using tables and figures. From multiple regressions, it was inferred that the use of information technology was significant in explaining the provision of health services at a 1% significance level, followed by monitoring and evaluation, donor partnership practices, and lastly stakeholder participation. The study concluded that monitoring and evaluation has greatly contributed to organizational learning and result orientation. Information technology has substantively contributed to knowledge management. Adequate stakeholder engagement and the donor partnership practices are a huge asset for the sustainability and success of reproductive health projects. The study recommends the adoption of project management implementation practices by Organizations implementing reproductive health projects and further research on other project management implementation practices contributing 64.8% of success for the projects.