Determinants of Data Use for Effective Healthcare Service Delivery Among Health Workers at Selected Hospitals in Tanzania.

Laurich, Christina (2022) Determinants of Data Use for Effective Healthcare Service Delivery Among Health Workers at Selected Hospitals in Tanzania. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

For serious evidence-based decision making and effective targeting of health interventions, a high-performance health management information system (HMIS) is crucial. This study's objective was to data use for effective healthcare service delivery among health workers how certain Tanzania health facilities use data from the Health Management Information System when making decisions. The total sample size was estimated using the sample size statistical technique, which resulted in a sample size of 140 health workers. Data collected using a four -level questionnaire with semi-structured questions were analyzed using descriptive statistics where frequency tables were generated thematically. Findings show that all respondents indicated that motivation for collecting and using data depends highly on behavioural factors of the healthcare workers. The research findings also showed that 60% of the respondent reported. In contrast, 40% reported not having technical factors on data utilization for decision-making, while 40% reported not having the skills. The organizational factors on the utilization of data for decision-making results show that 77.1% were habitually analysing data for their effective utilization in decision-making. This study provided valuable data on the level of the routine health information, determinants that influenced data use and the difficulty facing health care workers on using routine data was paramount highlighted such as behavioural, technical and vii organization determinants to analyse and use health management information to making evidence-based decisions Keywords: Data, Data Use, Healthcare, Service Delivery, Health Workers and Hospital.

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