%0 Journal Article
%T The Use of Data for Planning and Services Improvement in Tanzanian Primary Healthcare Facilities: Experience from Star Rating Assessment
%A Chrisogone C. German
%A Erick S. Kinyenje
%A Talhiya A. Yahya
%A Joseph C. Hokororo
%A Saumu Nungu
%A Mohamed A. Mohamed
%A Mbwana M. Degeh
%A Omary A. Nassoro
%A Syabo M. Mwaisengela
%A Radenta P. Bahegwa
%A Yohanes S. Msigwa
%A Ruth R. Ngowi
%A Laura E. Marandu
%A Michael Habtu
%A Eliudi S. Eliakimu
%J Journal of Service Science and Management
%P 144-160
%@ 1940-9907
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jssm.2023.162010
%X <strong>Background:</strong><i> </i><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">The<b><i> </i></b></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">use of data for planning and improving healthcare
delivery is sub-optimal among developing countries. In 2015, Tanzania started
to im</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">plement </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">Star Rating Assessment (SRA) process for Primary Health</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> Care </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">(PHC) facilities to improve various dimensions of quality of services,
including the use of data. We aimed at assessing the extent and predictors of
data use </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">in Tanzanian PHC facilities. <b>Methods:</b><i>&nbsp;</i>We used the most current national</span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">SRA data available in DHIS2 that
was collected in 2017/2018 from all 7289 </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">PHC facilities. A facility was
considered using data if gained 80% of the allo</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">cated scores. Other dependent
variables were the three components that together contribute to the use of data </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">(</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">If PHC facility has Health
Management Information Systems (HMIS</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">s</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">) functional, disseminate</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">s</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> information, and has proper
medical records</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">)</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\">. We determined the
association between data use and </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\"
%K Data Use
%K Health Management Information Systems
%K Medical Records
%K Tanzania
%K Primary Health Care
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=124664