Health workers' use of routine health information and related factors at public health institutions in Illubabor Zone, Western Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Proper utilization of health data has paramount importance for health service management. However, it is less practiced in developing countries, including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess routine health information utilization and identify factors associated with it among health workers in the Illubabor zone, Western Ethiopia.

Methods

A facility based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2021 with a total of 423 randomly selected health workers. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire that was developed based on the performance of routine information system management (PRISM) framework. We created composite variables for health workers' knowledge, attitude, abilities, and information utilization based on

SUBMITTER: Abdisa AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9131521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature