Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Heath Management Information System (HMIS) Data Use at Health Facility level among Health Care Providers. A case of Geita District Council.

Amir, Singo K. (2022) Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices towards Heath Management Information System (HMIS) Data Use at Health Facility level among Health Care Providers. A case of Geita District Council. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The study looked into healthcare providers' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of HMIS data at the health facility level in Geita District Council. The study was quantitative using cross sectional descriptive design on (n=100) participants purposively selected from 25 health facilities. Data were then collected using Structured Questionnaires, and analysed using SPSS descriptive statistics. The findings were as follows: On Knowledge: The findings depicted that, (71%) of health Providers understood what HMIS is, (73%) know how is it called in Swahili, (84%) do not know the number of sets of tools in HMIS. On attitude, (90%) had a positive perception on the use of HMIS data at the facility While, (81%) still do not believe that they own the data they produce. On Practice: (>63%) of health providers reported they had used registers, tally sheet, client cards in the last 3 days prior to survey, (75%) reported that they used data for planning and Decision Making, (> 67%) reported that various data were displayed at their notice boards. On the availability of tools for data Use at the facility, most of tools that support the use of data at the facility level were above 65% of availability. The study concludes and recommend that management to continues conducting on-the-job trainings and mentoring to its health workers on HMIS and importance of data use at the facility, conduct a thorough follow up to all health facilities on availability of HMIS data collection tools and procure adequate tools that support use of HMIS data as lack of one or more tools creates barriers for the data use at the facility level. Key Words: Health Management Information System, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Data Use, Health care providers, Health Facilities

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