Health project management as a catalyst for quality of life in developing countries
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Project Management, Public Health, Quality of Life, Strategic Planning.Abstract
The objective of this study is to present a practical approach to project management as a condition for providing quality of life, with the aim of analyzing the bidirectional relationship and intervening factors between health project management and quality of life, using a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative) to provide a comprehensive, multifaceted, and triangulated understanding of health project management. A bibliographic review methodology was applied, and data analysis was conducted using the Likert scale. Among the data collected, more than 60% of the participants were male, 52.2% had a bachelor's degree, and 45% were representatives of ONGs. For community leaders, (70.0%) reflects the formal and traditional power structure. The Characterization of Health Project management practices showed an average of 4.09 with a standard deviation of 0.79, demonstrating that project management practices are implemented by managers. Regarding Challenges, Sustainability, and Community Engagement, the study showed an average of 3.20 with a standard deviation of 1.06, data which demonstrates inconsistency in health project management, and for Impact of project management, the aggregated average was 4.00 with a standard deviation of 0.91. With these data, it is concluded that health project management practices in Niassa Province are characterized by a satisfactory mastery of planning and physical execution tools.
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