Open AccessBarriers and Associated Factors to the Use of Routine Health Information for Decision-Making Among Managers Working at Public Hospitals in North Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia: A Mixed-Method Study
Author(s) -
Gemechu Tulu,
Takele Gezahegn Demie,
Tesfalem Teshome Tessema
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of healthcare leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.384
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 1179-3201
DOI - 10.2147/jhl.s314833
Subject(s) - logistic regression , odds ratio , medicine , bivariate analysis , descriptive statistics , thematic analysis , public health , confidence interval , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , qualitative research , statistics , social science , mathematics , sociology , pathology
Routine health information (RHI) systems are vital for the acquisition of data for health sector planning, monitoring, and evaluation, patient management, health education, resource allocation, disease prioritization, and decision-making. Use RHI for decision-making is low in Ethiopia. Thus, the study aimed to assess barriers and associated factors to the use of RHI among managers working at public hospitals in North Shewa, Ethiopia.