Assessment of the Level of Direct Health Facility Funding Awareness and Training among Staff of Primary Health Care Facilities in Plateau State

The study carried out an assessment of the level of direct health facility funding awareness and training among staff of primary health care facilities in Plateau State. Pragmatism research philosophy and descriptive cross-sectional design were used. The population of the study comprised of a total of 974 healthcare centres in Plateau State, out of which 851 are primary health care centres comprising of 1702 administrators and 25,111 staff. The sample of this study was drawn from the population of the study using Krejcie and Morgan technique. A sample of 642 was obtained based on 265 administrators and 377 staff. The study established that most of the primary healthcare created awareness about the direct health facility funding initiative among their staff. Interactive sessions were held in most of the facilities to educate staff about the direct health facility funding initiative, its components, principles and application. Experts in direct health facility funding administration were enlisted by the government and other stakeholders to train principal administrative and financial officers of primary healthcare facilities in Plateau State on how to implement the programme in various primary healthcare centres in Plateau State. The trainings were mainly carried out through workshop and seminars. It is recommended that more training should be provided to administrators of primary health facilities so as to equip them adequately on direct health facility funding administration. This will in turn improve the effectiveness of the direct health facility funding programme in primary healthcare facilities.