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    Effects of delays in completion of health facilities for local communities: A case of the Ningo Prampram District
    (2021-07-05) Buamah, Senyo Kodzo Andrew;
    The high rate of abandoned projects in Ghana have become topical in most intellectual discussions today. The rate at which health construction projects have been discontinued by new governments are alarming therefore, the aim of this research was to investigate the effects of delays in completion of health facilities for local communities in Ningo Prampram. The specific objective of the study includes; to identify the causes of delay in completion of health facilities in the Ningo Prampram District; to examine the effect of delay in completion of health facilities in the Ningo Prampram District and to provide measures on timely delivery in completion of health facilities in the Ningo Prampram District. The study adopted the quantitative approach to research with mainly a deductive and or descriptive research design. These designs helped the researcher to provide information and describe them using narrative of figures which represent the opinions expressed by the respondents. The study used purposive. These sampling techniques helped the researcher draw out samples of about 40 respondents who knew so much about health projects and their impacts on the Ningo Prampram District. In other to solicit information from the respondents without recording any form of bias, a closed ended questionnaire was used to draw out strict and coherent responses that were in line with the research objectives. The analysis of the study was conducted using descriptive statistics as well as inferential statistics in the form of regression analysis. The regression analysis was used to test the effect and significance of delay in completion of the health facilities at Ningo Prampram. The study results showed from the regression analysis that there is a positive effect of delay in completion projects of health facilities in Ningo Prampram. Secondly the study accomplishes that, there is a significant association between delay in completion and the nature of health facilities in Ningo Prampram. Addressing financial issues in relation to project completion, hiring the right staff for the right job, and availability of the raw materials were the key measures for ensuring project completion