M'Nabea, Lumbi WaTenambergen, Mwaura WanjaNjoroge, Kezia Muthoni2024-11-132024-11-132020-09-10M'Nabea, L., Tenambergen, W. & Njoroge, K. (2020). Professional health providers’ governance accountability mechanisms as a determinant of delivery of quality health services in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. International Academic Journal of Health, Medicine and Nursing, 2(1), 117-128https://repository.ru.ac.ke/handle/123456789/1449Introduction: Governance in essence is exercise of authority. It entails decision making and implementation, competent control, provision of standards and accountability. Objectives: The study set out to determine influence of professional health providers’ governance accountability mechanisms in delivery of quality health services in Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya. Specific objectives were to establish influence of continuous professional education for health providers and peer review on delivery of quality health services in the hospital. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study, that used mixed methods design. Stratified and purposive sampling was used to get sample of 369 respondents and four key informants respectively. Results: Logistic regression results indicated that professional health providers not registered with professional bodies were 0.216 times less likely to deliver quality health services on time as compared to those who are registered. There being consequences for breach of self-regulation was 2.086 times more likely to enhance delivery of quality health services as compared to having no consequences. Significant relationship exists between continuous professional education for professional health providers and delivery of quality health services on timeengovernanceaccountability mechanismsdeterminantdelivery of quality health servicesKenyatta National HospitalArticle