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abstract: 'Background Health data is one of the most valuable assets in health
service delivery yet one of the most underutilized in especially
low-income countries. Health data is postulated to improve health
service delivery through availing avenues for optimal patient
management, facility management, and public health surveillance and
management. Advancements in information technology (IT) will further
increase the value of data, but will also call for capacity readiness
especially in rural health facilities. We aimed to understand the
current knowledge, attitudes and practices of health workers towards
health data management and utilization. Methods We conducted key
informant interviews (KII) for health workers and data staff, and focus
group discussions (FGD) for the village health teams (VHTs). We used
both purposive and convenience sampling to recruit key informants, and
convenience sampling to recruit village health teams. Interviews and
discussions were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. We manually
generated the codes and we used thematic analysis to identify the
themes. We also developed a reflexivity journal. Results We conducted a
total of 6 key informant interviews and 3 focus group discussions of 29
participants. Our analysis identified 7 themes: One theme underscored
the health workers'' enthusiasm towards an optimal health data management
setting. The rest of the six themes resonated around working remedies to
the systemic challenges that grapple health data management and
utilization at facilities in rural areas. These include: Building human
resource capacity; Equipping the facilities; Improved coordination with
partners; Improved data quality assurance; Promotion of a pull supply
system and Reducing information relay time. Conclusion Our findings
reveal a plethora of systematic challenges that have persistently
undercut optimal routine health data management and utilization in rural
areas and suggest possible working remedies. Health care workers express
enthusiasm towards an optimal health management system but this isn''t
matched by their technical capacity, facility readiness, systems and
policy willingness. There is an urgent need to build rural lower
facilities'' capacity in health data management and utilization which
will also lay a foundation for exploitation of information technology in
health.'
affiliation: 'Miiro, C (Corresponding Author), Makerere Univ, Dept Pharm, 7072, Kampala,
Uganda.
Miiro, Chraish; Musudo, Enoch, Makerere Univ, Dept Pharm, 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Ndawula, Josephine Caren; Bebembeire, Olivia; Sanya, Douglas, Makerere Univ, Sch
Med, 7072, Kampala, Uganda.
Nabuuma, Olivia Peace; Mpaata, Charles Norman; Nabukenya, Shamim; Akaka, Alex, Makerere
Univ, Sch Hlth Sci, 7072, Kampala, Uganda.'
article-number: '187'
author: Miiro, Chraish and Ndawula, Josephine Caren and Musudo, Enoch and Nabuuma,
Olivia Peace and Mpaata, Charles Norman and Nabukenya, Shamim and Akaka, Alex and
Bebembeire, Olivia and Sanya, Douglas
author-email: miirochraish21@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Miiro
given: Chraish
- family: Ndawula
given: Josephine Caren
- family: Musudo
given: Enoch
- family: Nabuuma
given: Olivia Peace
- family: Mpaata
given: Charles Norman
- family: Nabukenya
given: Shamim
- family: Akaka
given: Alex
- family: Bebembeire
given: Olivia
- family: Sanya
given: Douglas
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1186/s12939-022-01814-1
eissn: 1475-9276
files: []
journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
keywords: Health data; Healthcare professionals; Qualitative research
keywords-plus: INFORMATION; TECHNOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; RECORDS
language: English
month: DEC 28
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '46'
papis_id: a23a0cfcce18a57bdd5d552aae578674
ref: Miiro2022achievingoptimal
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Achieving optimal heath data impact in rural African healthcare settings:
measures to barriers in Bukomansimbi District, Central Uganda'
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000905614700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '2'
volume: '21'
web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
year: '2022'