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Open Medical Informatics Journal
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ISSN (Online) 1874-4311
Published by Bentham Open

[69 journals]

Primary Healthcare Data Management Practice and Associated Factors: The
Case of Health Extension Workers in Northwest Ethiopia
- Abstract: Background:Collecting quality and timely healthcare data is crucial to improve health service performance.Objective:This study aimed at assessing data management practice and associated factors among health extension workers in East Gojjam zone, Northwest Ethiopia.Materials and Methods:An institution based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 among 302 health extension workers. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. The study objectives were described by descriptive statistics, and factors in data management were identified by multivariable logistic regression analysis.Results:A total of 302 health extension workers participated in the study. About 47.4% and 53.3% of respondents had good data management knowledge and practice, respectively. Inaccessibility of transportation, communication services, reference materials, and data collection/reporting formats were the mentioned challenges. Workload, data management knowledge, supervision, urban residence, reference materials access and clarity of formats were positively associated with better data management practice (
Developing a Dashboard Software for the ICUs and Studying its Impact on
Reducing the Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia