Browsing by Author "Dr. Ejang, Mary"

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    Budget Performance and Health Services Delivery in Lira district; Northern Uganda
    (Lira University, 2021) Okello, Patrick; Dr. Ejang, Mary
    Budget Performance and Health Services Delivery in Lira district; Northern Uganda Patrick Okello Dr. Mary Ejang 2021 The study examines the effect of budget performance on health service delivery in Ogur and Amach Health Centre IV in Lira district. Specifically, the study examined the effect of budget variance on health service delivery, assessed the effect of budget execution on health service delivery and investigated the effect of budget monitoring on health service delivery. The study adopted a case study design, which employed a mixed method approach of both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study population was 96 which included administrators, finance department, Health workers, and Health unit management committee. Simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling, was used to select a sample size of 78 participants. The researcher used self-administered questionaries to collect quantitative data and an interview guide to collect qualitative data. Descriptive statistics (mean, and standard deviation), and inferential statistics (correlation and regression) were used to analyze numerical data. Content analysis data was used to analyze qualitative data from interviews to supplement quantitative data. The findings revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between budget performance and health service delivery (R =.718; p-value 0.007) and 51.5% aggregate effect of budget performance on service delivery. The study further revealed that budget execution process and budget monitoring have significantly affects health service delivery Health Centre IV northern Uganda. This study contributes an original and empirical -evidence of the association between budget performance and service delivery, Lira District Local Government should ensure extending their financial obligations to Health Centre IV to improve their service delivery. Management should also ensure that all the stakeholders are involved in all the stages in the budget process to improve on its efficiently.
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    Microfinance Support and the Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in lira city
    (Lira University, 2023) Ogwang, Jimmy; Dr. Ejang, Mary
    Background: The study examined the level of microfinance support on the growth of small and medium enterprises in Lira City, Northern Uganda using a cross- sectioned research design supported by quantitative method. The study used simple random sampling method to select 382 respondents who were the proprietors of SMEs in Lira City. The categories of SMEs included; hotel managers, private school head teachers, fuel station managers, clinics and pharmacy managers, and commercial officers. SME representatives were sampled proportionally from the listed categories. Methods: Data collected by administering questionnaires to the respondents. Data were analysed using SPSS version 23 at three levels: univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels. Univariate analysis used descriptive statistics including percentages, mean and standard deviation to describe the detail of both dependent and independent variables. At multivariable level, multiple linear regression model was used to determine the magnitude of the relationship of each of the three variables with respect to performance. Findings: The findings indicated that the key steps followed when accessing credits from MFIs included loan application (98.43%), credit access (97.91%) and loan inquiry (96.86%). The key challenges faced were lengthy procedure (99.62%), no financial institution nearby (69.35%) and processing cost (65.13%). Finally, on effects of MFIs support on SME growth, age, statistically significant. Conclusion: In conclusion, most MFIs in Lira City follow the recompensated general procedures during the loan processing. However, their borrowers face several challenges. Therefore, SME growth in Lira City is affected by several factors, which policy will have to address. A deliberate government policy needed through central bank to regulate the interest charged by MFIs to SMEs, and relax collateral demand as well as repayment structure to improve borrowing. Keywords: Microfinance Support, and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)