A THESIS PROPOSAL SUBMITTED TO THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HEATLH SCIENCES, AND UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF PUBLIC; IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH

Abstract

Summary Background: The health extension program is an innovative Ethiopian government plan to ensure health equity by creating demand for essential health services through the provision of appropriate health information at a household level in rural and urban parts of Ethiopia. It aims to improve the overall health of a community through active participation and utilization of services, which depends on satisfaction and acceptance of the program. However, there is scarcity of studies on community satisfaction with the services provided rather the attempts done by the UHEP (by Ephrem Lejore Sibamo and Tezera Moshago Berheto, 2015) and Mothers’ experiences and satisfactions (Zewdie Birhanu, Ameyu Godesso, Yohannes Kebede1 and Mulusew Gerbaba, 2013) in Ethiopia. As a result, this study is planned to assess the level of community satisfaction with HEP and the associated factors in; Bellojganfoy Woreda, - Kemashi Zone Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western; Ethiopia. Objective: The objective of this study is to assessing community satisfactions and associated factors with health extension program in Bellojyganfoy Woreda, Kemashi zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study, using quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, will be employed. Quantitative data will be collected from 634 respondents using a structured questionnaire. The study will be conducted in five randomly selected rural villages. Systematic sampling technique will be used to identify respondents. SPSS 20.0 Software will be used for quantitative data analysis. Descriptive statistics, bivariate and multivariate linear regression analyses will be performed. P-value less than 0.05 and 95% confidence intervals with ß coefficient will be used to determine an association between independent and dependent variables. As part of Qualitative data collection process, Focus group discussions (FDG) will be conducted with village health committee members and model families through having 6-10 people in one focus group discussions until the idea saturated and the data from FGD will be transcribed verbatim from the tape recorder and transcripts will be checked for reliability. The data will be analyzed manually by categorizing into different themes and triangulated with the quantitative study Work plan and Budget: The research will be conducted from December 2015 to April, 2016 and a total of 22126.50 ETB is required to finalizing this research