Effect of the data-informed platform for health intervention on the culture of data use for decision-making among district health office staff in North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia: a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Similar to other low and middle-income countries, Ethiopia faces limitations in using local health data for decision-making.We aimed to assess the effect of an intervention, namely the data-informed platform for health, on the culture of data-based decision making as perceived by district health office staff in Ethiopia's North Shewa Zone.

Methods

By designating district health offices as 'clusters', a cluster-randomised controlled trial was implemented. Out of a total of 24 districts in the zone, 12 districts were allocated to intervention arm and the other 12 in the control group arms. In the intervention arm district health office teams were supported in four-monthly cycles of data-driven decision-making over 20 months. This support included: (a) defining probl

SUBMITTER: Zeleke GT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11225382 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature