Managerial Competency of Primary Healthcare Facility Managers in the Selected District Councils in Tanzania

Kingu, Ukende; Ismail, Ismail; Kibusi, Stephen

مجلة بحوث الإدارة والاقتصاد
Volume 5, Numéro 1, Pages 45-65
2023-03-09

Managerial Competency Of Primary Healthcare Facility Managers In The Selected District Councils In Tanzania

Authors : Kingu Ukende . Ismail Ismail . Kibusi Stephen .

Abstract

Purpose: Understanding managerial competency of healthcare managers is crucial. However limited evidence exists on the managerial competency of primary health facility managers in low- and middle-income countries. The research examined the managerial competency of primary healthcare facility managers in the selected District Councils in Tanzania. Methods: This research is grounded on positivism philosophy, cross-sectional research design, complete enumeration sampling strategy and a survey to collect primary data from 102 public primary healthcare facility managers located in Kondoa, Iramba and Sumbawanga District Councils in Tanzania. To examine the managerial competency of primary healthcare facility managers, the study adapted MCAP framework and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25 used to analyze the data. Findings: For the communication and relationship management domain, 74.5% were competent while 25.5% were less than fully competent. Likewise, 65.68% of them were competent while 34.32% were less than competent in the knowledge of the healthcare environment domain. Equally, 62.74% and 37.26% of the primary health facility managers were competent and less than competent respectively in operations, administration and resources management domains. Correspondingly, 67.65% and 32.35% of the primary health facility managers were competent and less than competent respectively in evidence-informed decision making. On the same token, 74.55% and 25.45% were competent and less than competent respectively in enabling and managing change. Originality: The study used primary data and contributed recently well worth and highly demanded knowledge on managerial competency of health managers in the LMICs. JEL Codes: H1.