Ngailo, Majaliwa S.
(2024)
Factors Impending on Successful Usage of Health Management Information System.
Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.
Abstract
The study examined factors impeding on successful usage of Health Management Information System (HMIS) at Mwananyamala hospital in Kinondoni Municipal in Dar es Salaam. The research design of study was cross sectional survey, with employed quantitative and qualitative approach. The data were collected using structured questionnaires and interview of the 103 respondents. Data were analyzed using SPSS and data presentation was by descriptive statistics and regression analysis. The finding results show that competence has more influence on HMIS use followed by management support and availability of information technology information. Findings from the study imply that training is required to equip HMIS users with enough competence on how to use the Health Management Information System, because competence had found to have strong influence on usage. The study concluded that user competency towards successful usage of HMIS the study conclude that users had high HMIS knowledge, high commitment, and high level of education but low level of experience and IT skills Moreover. The study recommended that the health management should be supported in terms of the provision of Information technology infrastructure so as to increase effectiveness in M&E of the sector.
Key Words: Health Management Information System, Competence & Technology.
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