Impact of Community Participation on Public Health Project Sustainability in Local Government Authorities: A Case of Immunization Health Projects in Kyela District.

Mwakisisile, Wilson Brown (2023) Impact of Community Participation on Public Health Project Sustainability in Local Government Authorities: A Case of Immunization Health Projects in Kyela District. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

Community participation is the critical component for public health project to be sustainable especially immunization health project in Africa. Despite the effort shown by the stakeholders to participate community members in the Public health projects still its poor in some of the Africa country include Tanzania. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of community participation on public health project sustainability in local government authorities: A case of immunization health projects in Kyela district. This study employed descriptive research design as it is best suited for the study that focused on obtaining quantitative data from a community member from key informants. For data analysis, quantitative technique was employed using the Microsoft Excel and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The research finds that community identification of priorities, community’s demographic factors and community behavioral factors have an impact on sustainability of public health project in LGA. Hence recommends that: Advocacy practice should be undertaken effectively and efficiently also Government and investor should conduct community participation on the early stage of project and after the implementation period of the project to enhance the sustainability of public health project in local government authorities.

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