The relationship between political decentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kanungu District
This study aimed at investigating Decentralisation policy implementation and quality of maternal health services inKihiihi Town Council and Nyanga Sub county-Kanungu District. It was guided by three objectives namely. Theobjectives were; to determine the relationship between Political decentralization and the quality of maternal healthservices in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungu district, to find out the relationship between financialdecentralization and quality of maternal health services in Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County - Kanungudistrict and to assess the relationship between administrative decentralization and quality of maternal health servicesin Kihiihi town council and Nyanga Sub County -Kanungu district. The study adopted descriptive cross-sectionalresearch and correlational designs on a sample of 235 respondents. Data was collected using a questionnaire and aninterview guide. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages mean, correlation and regression.Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Inferential analysis results indicated that politicaldecentralisation decentralisation had a strong positive significant relationship with quality of maternal health services.Therefore, it was concluded that political decentralisation as a component of decentralization policy implementation isessential for quality of maternal health services