Nkuna, N.Mahole, E.Masingi, Nkateko Tracey2019-10-162019-10-162019-09-16Masingi, Nkateko Tracey (2019) An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township, University of Venda, South Africa.<http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468>.http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468MPMDepartment of Public HealthThe dawn of democracy in 1994 saw huge strides in the adjustment of various statutory instruments that aimed at opening the systems to all South Africans particularly the previously excluded groups. Health care system was one of the ear marked areas by the South African government for post-apartheid transformation. Resultantly, access to health care was declared a right and incorporated into the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996. Numerous legislative and practical steps towards achieving access to health care for all have been made with notable results. However, due the apartheid spatial planning which persuaded separate development left some sections of the community remote and with no infrastructure to support health care delivery. As a result, this has made the realization of the health care for all dreams elusive. Reportedly, the most affected communities were mainly homelands which were largely rural and townships. Despite notable improvements in the delivery of health care services across the Republic, there are still major challenges faced in this sector mainly in the rural areas and townships. Therefore, the study was set to investigate and evaluate the state of health care service delivery in rural Ndengeza Township. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative method following a descriptive design (cross-sectional) and data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and interview questions. The results revealed that transport, staff-patient relationship, unavailability of medication and medical staff were the major challenges of health care service delivery in rural areas. The respondents alluded that to improve health service delivery in the area, there is need to make available basic medication and trained medical personnel. It is believed, by the participants, that adding the number of staff will go a long way in changing the negative perceptions such as long queues, unavailability of critical services and unprincipled professionals that the public have of the local health care centers1 online resource (xiv, 100 leaves : color illustrationsenUniversity of VendaHealth careUCTDHealth care centerHealth care serviceRural areasService delivery362.1042570968259Rural health services -- South Africa -- LimpopoCommunity health services -- South Africa -- LimpopoMedical care -- South Africa -- LimpopoMedicine, Rural -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationMasingi NT. An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township. []. , 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468Masingi, N. T. (2019). <i>An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468Masingi, Nkateko Tracey. <i>"An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township."</i> ., , 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468TY - Dissertation AU - Masingi, Nkateko Tracey AB - The dawn of democracy in 1994 saw huge strides in the adjustment of various statutory instruments that aimed at opening the systems to all South Africans particularly the previously excluded groups. Health care system was one of the ear marked areas by the South African government for post-apartheid transformation. Resultantly, access to health care was declared a right and incorporated into the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 1996. Numerous legislative and practical steps towards achieving access to health care for all have been made with notable results. However, due the apartheid spatial planning which persuaded separate development left some sections of the community remote and with no infrastructure to support health care delivery. As a result, this has made the realization of the health care for all dreams elusive. Reportedly, the most affected communities were mainly homelands which were largely rural and townships. Despite notable improvements in the delivery of health care services across the Republic, there are still major challenges faced in this sector mainly in the rural areas and townships. Therefore, the study was set to investigate and evaluate the state of health care service delivery in rural Ndengeza Township. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative method following a descriptive design (cross-sectional) and data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and interview questions. The results revealed that transport, staff-patient relationship, unavailability of medication and medical staff were the major challenges of health care service delivery in rural areas. The respondents alluded that to improve health service delivery in the area, there is need to make available basic medication and trained medical personnel. It is believed, by the participants, that adding the number of staff will go a long way in changing the negative perceptions such as long queues, unavailability of critical services and unprincipled professionals that the public have of the local health care centers DA - 2019-09-16 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Health care KW - Health care center KW - Health care service KW - Rural areas KW - Service delivery LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township TI - An evaluation of health-care service delivery in rural areas with specific reference to Ndengeza Township UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/1468 ER -