Routine Health Information Utilization and Associated Factors among Health Professionals Working in Public Health Facilities of the South Region, Ethiopia
Routine health information is the pillar for planning and management of health services and plays a vital role in effective and efficient health service delivery, decision making, and the improvement of programs. Therefore, this study aimed to assess routine health information utilization and associ...
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Published in | Ethiopian journal of health sciences Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 433 - 444 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Ethiopia
Research and Publications Office of Jimma University
01.03.2022
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Summary: | Routine health information is the pillar for planning and management of health services and plays a vital role in effective and efficient health service delivery, decision making, and the improvement of programs. Therefore, this study aimed to assess routine health information utilization and associated factors among health professionals working in public health facilities of the south region.
Institution based cross-sectional study design was employed. Data was collected from randomly selected 719 participants using a pre-tested, interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out.
The overall utilization of routine health information was 63.1. Place of residence, HMIS personnel, HMIS code, overwhelming data source, population based data, data quality control, feedback, monitoring chart, 8.467) and data transfer policy were factors significantly associated with utilization of routine health information.
Six out of ten health professionals had utilized routine health information. Place of residence, HMIS personnel, HMIS code, overwhelming data source, population based data, data quality control, feedback, monitoring chart and data transfer policy had significant associations with routine health information utilization. Therefore, concerned health authorities need to work on these factors to improve the utilization. |
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Bibliography: | Funding: Arba Minch University Competing Interests: The authors declare that this manuscript was approved by all authors in its form and that no competing interest exists. |
ISSN: | 1029-1857 2413-7170 |
DOI: | 10.4314/ejhs.v32i2.24 |