Planning for M&E and Its Predicting Effect on Performance of Health Outreach Program in Kibera Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya

Byegon Mercy; Christopher Gakuu; Harriet Kidombo

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Planning for M&E and Its Predicting Effect on Performance of Health Outreach Program in Kibera Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya

Byegon Mercy, Christopher Gakuu, Harriet Kidombo

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Non-governmental organizations in both spheres of developed and developing countries are committed to implementing various types of outreach health services in conjunction with local health facilities and authorities to mitigate the uneven distribution of health services. In most cases local health authorities can mobilize hospitals and their staff to support or perform health outreach-related activities in places that are difficult to reach through integrating program activities into the national health plan as a key factor for improving remote populations’ health outcomes on a large scale. The study was to determine the influence of M&E planning on performance of health centre outreach programs funded by NGOs. The target population for the study was 367 out which a sample of 269 was generated using stratified proportionate sampling and simple random sampling. The study adopted a mixed method approach whereby descriptive analysis was conducted and results presented in frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. Correlation and and regression analysis were conducted. The null hypothesis was tested, and the following results found: (R² = 0.402, t=14.871, p=0.000<0.05). The null hypothesis. The study, therefore, recommends policy interventions from the grant providers targeting health centre outreach programs, and other stakeholders such as the government through the NGO Coordination Board ought to closely examine the various dimensions of M&E activities, and particularly M&E planning, as a strategy to improve the impact made by such programs in Kenya. Other researchers may consider studying other programs which target the improvement of quality of life of residents of the Kibera informal settlement. Finally, same situation maybe be studied in other informal settlements within Nairobi County.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 10, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20221004.12
Page(s)	207-214
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Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Performance, Health Centres Outreach Programs

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Byegon Mercy, Christopher Gakuu, Harriet Kidombo. Planning for M&E and Its Predicting Effect on Performance of Health Outreach Program in Kibera Settlement, Nairobi, Kenya. Humanit Soc Sci. 2022;10(4):207-214. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20221004.12

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Byegon Mercy

Department of Open Learning, School of Open and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi, Kenya
Christopher Gakuu

Department of Open Learning, School of Open and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi, Kenya
Harriet Kidombo

Department of Open Learning, School of Open and Distance Education, University of Nairobi, University Way, Nairobi, Kenya

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