Utilisation of district health information system and its associated factors among health professionals working at public health facilities of the southwest of Ethiopia: cross-sectional survey.

Autor:	Kanfe SG; Health Informatics, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia shumagosha33@gmail.com., Debele GR; Public Health, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia., Berhanu RD; Clinical Nursing, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia., Ngusie HS; Health Informatics, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia., Ahmed MH; Health Informatics, Mettu University, Mettu, Ethiopia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ open [BMJ Open] 2021 Aug 12; Vol. 11 (8), pp. e046578. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 12.
DOI:	10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046578
Abstrakt:	Objectives: To assess utilisation of district health information system and its associated factors among health professionals in the southwest of Ethiopia, 2020. Setting: Public health facilities in the southwest of Ethiopia. Participants: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 260 participants. Main Outcome Measures: The main outcome measure was utilisation of the district health information system. Results: Overall, 149 (57.3%) of study participants had good utilisation of district health information systems (95% CI 50 to 64.2). Sufficient skills (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 3.83, 95% CI 1.92 to 7.64), being trained (AOR 3.90, 95% CI 1.95 to 7.79), high motivation (AOR 3.93, 95% CI 1.99 to 7.76), feedback provided (AOR 2.93, 95% CI 1.53 to 5.77) and regular supervision (AOR 3.06, 95% CI 1.56 to 6.01) were associated with utilisation of district health information systems. Conclusions: In general, more than half of the respondents had good utilisation of district health information systems. Providing regular supportive supervision and feedback, having good skills on district health information system use, high motivation and being trained on district health information system will help to bring good utilisation of district health information system for decision making. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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