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Allocation of Funds Across Expenditure Heads in the Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals

Allocation of Funds Across Expenditure Heads in the Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals

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Allocation of Funds Across Expenditure Heads in the Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals

CHAPTER ONE

Objectivesย of theย Study

The study addressed the general objective and a set of specific objectives as statedย below.

Generalย Objective

Theย studyย evaluatedย theย influenceย ofย allocation of funds across expenditure headsย onย serviceย deliveryย in theย LUTH, Nigeria.

Specificย Objectives

  1. To examine the effect of allocation of funds across expenditure heads on service delivery in the LUTH
  2. To analyze how budgeting affects service delivery in the LUTH
  3. To examine the effect of financial accountability on service delivery in the LUTH

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

The chapter puts into perspective a review of theories and/or models, and past empirical studies touching on allocation of funds across expenditure heads and service delivery. It also presents a conceptual framework that outlines and explains how the study constructs relate to each other. Moreover, the chapter presents a summary of the reviewed literature. This is followed by a presentation of research gaps which emanate from an objective critique of the reviewed studies.

Theoreticalย Review

In this section, theories that explain allocation of funds across expenditure heads and service delivery are reviewed. The theories reviewed include the stakeholder theory and the agency theory. The foregoing theories are further discussed in the context of allocation of funds across expenditure heads and service delivery in the public health sector in Nigeria.

 

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Thisย chapterย centresย onย theย step-by-stepย procedureย thatย theย studyย followedย inย addressing the statement of the problem and study objectives. In this regard, therefore,ย the chapter constitutes of the research design, target population, sampling procedure,ย research instrument, pilot testing, and data collection procedure. Others include dataย analysisย and how theย resultsย of theย analysisย were presented.

Researchย Design

According to Kothari (2004), a research design is a blueprint for carrying out a research study. In essence, it spells out the procedure and the methods of defining and collecting the data requisite to address the research problem and study objectives. There are various research designs, but in the context of this study, a descriptive survey design was adopted. The choice of this design is founded on the fact that descriptive studies explain a phenomenon in terms of attempting to answer โ€œwhat?โ€ kind of questions. The phenomenon in this study was public financial management reforms, and the general research question was: What is the influence of allocation of funds across expenditure heads on service delivery in the LUTH, Nigeria? The survey aspect was premised on the fact that the study was conducted at a specific point in time which is contrary to longitudinal studies that essentially take an extended duration of time.

Targetย Population

Target population is defined as a group of subjects, say individuals, sharing similar or related characteristics (Orodho, 2003). Essentially, therefore, the findings of the study are generalized to this population (Kothari, 2008). In the context of the present study, all the management and finance staff working in the public health sector in Nigeria constituted the target population. These two categories of employees were preferred to others because they were believed to be closely concerned with allocation of funds across expenditure heads and service delivery in their respective workstations and jurisdictions. Given that the target population was relatively large as it cut across various Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals in the country ranging from dispensaries to referral hospitals at the national level, the focus of this study was narrowed down to a manageable and accessible population. In tandem, therefore, the study opted to centre on LUTH. This implies that the 211 finance and management staff as further broken down (Table 3.1), working with these health facilities comprised the study population.

CHAPTER FOURย 

FINDINGSย ANDย DISCUSSIONS

This chapter presents the results of data analysis in respect of allocation of funds across expenditure heads and service delivery in the public health sector with a special focus on Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals operating in Lagos State. The first part presents the response rate. The second part covers the results of descriptive analysis and associated interpretations and discussions. The third and last part presents inferential statistical results, interpretations and discussions.

CHAPTERย FIVE

SUMMARY,ย CONCLUSIONSย ANDย RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction

In this chapter, the most important findings are summarized. From the summarized findings, conclusions are drawn. The chapter also covers the suggested recommendations. The summary, conclusions and recommendations are in tandem with the objectives of the study. In addition, chapter proposes areas for further research.

Summaryย ofย Findings

Theย summarizedย findingsย areย inย relationย toย allocation of funds across expenditure headsย andย service delivery in Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitals primarily those located in Lagos State.

Recommendationsย onย Serviceย Delivery

Theย studyย recommendsย thatย Nigerian Public Teaching Hospitalsย oughtย toย haveย reliableย andย sustainableย allocation of funds across expenditure headsย mechanismsย whichย shouldย beย directedย towardsย improving the delivery of health services. The management of these entities shouldย ensure that the budgetary strategies are geared towards enhancing service delivery toย theย public.ย Grantedย theย establishedย importanceย ofย financialย accountability,ย itย isย importantย toย ensureย thatย thereย areย effectiveย accountabilityย mechanismsย thatย canย promote service delivery amongst LUTHย andย Nigeriaย at large.

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