Effects of Allocations of Revenue Collected Locally by Kampala Capital City Authority on the Provision of Quality Maternal Health Care

Political Science and Public Administration

The study focused on the effects of revenue allocations collected locally by Kampala City Authority in Uganda on the provision of quality maternal health care. A case study design was used. A quantitative approach was adopted with a population of 300 and a sample size of 172. Questionnaires were used to collect information from the respondents. Data were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation and correlation methods. The findings showed that there were no tangible effects of the expenditure of locally collected revenue by KCCA on the quality of maternal health care, as the quality of maternal health care in KCCA health facilities was poor (mean score of 1.93).Poor quality maternal health care was associated with mismanagement, corruption, and poor planning of locally collected revenue. The study also concluded that if locally collected revenue was used well for maternal health care, then there would be significant positive effects on the provision of quality maternal health care since the correlation coefficient was 0.788, indicating a strong relationship. The study recommended that KCCA administration adopt best practices such as anti-corruption strategies. Leadership of health facilities and the KCCA to implement best planning methods, good governance and transparency.

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