Routine health management information system data in Ethiopia: consistency, trends, and challenges.

ABSTRACT: Background: Ethiopia is investing in the routine Health Management Information System. Improved routine data are needed for decision-making in the health sector. Objective: To analyse the quality of the routine Health Management Information System data and triangulate with other sources, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys. Methods: We analysed national Health Management Information System data on 19 indicators of maternal health, neonatal survival, immunization, child nutrition, malaria, and tuberculosis over the 2012-2018 time period. The analyses were conducted by 38 analysts from the Ministry of Health, Ethiopia, and two government agencies who participated in the Operational Research and Coaching for Analysts (ORCA) project between June 2018 and June 2020.

SUBMITTER: Adane A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7833046 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature