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dc.date.available2013-03-12T08:05:16Z
dc.date.issued2007en_US
dc.date.submitted2007-11-06en_US
dc.identifier.citationNgoma, Caroline. Cultivation Strategies in the Implementation of Health Management Information System in Zanzibar. Masteroppgave, University of Oslo, 2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10852/9793
dc.description.abstractThis study focuses on the challenges of building health workers capacity for understanding and using health data through training and support. The study falls under the action research paradigm in which health workers at district and facility levels were trained and supported on data collection, processing, analyzing, reporting and using. These actions aimed at gaining an understanding of organizing training and support to deliver effective training and to strengthen the culture of using information among health workers. This was to help health workers develop a sufficient understanding of using DHIS, data collection tools and collected data. Findings have indicated that, HMIS in Zanzibar face challenges such insufficient training for health workers, low educational levels of health workers, culture of non-ownership of data collected, the design of data collection tools and poorly motivated health workers. There challenges are in one way or the other leading to collection of incomplete and inaccurate data, untimely reporting of data, poor utilization of the data collected, and underutilization of the DHIS. Facing these challenges, this research has proposed building individual and system wide capacity of the HMIS for collecting, analysing, reporting and using health data through training and support. The study was informed by qualitative and quantitative methodologies where I employed concurrent triangulation methodology. Using this methodology, data was collected and analysed qualitatively and quantitatively concurrently, giving priority to the qualitative data. The study was conducted in three districts (Chake Chake, West and Urban) and twelve health facilities in Chake Chake and Urban districts. The results of the findings of this research indicate that training can improve skills and performance of health workers qualitatively and quantitatively if it is appropriately organized. Training should not only concentrate on how to make the system work but also why. Health workers can change their perceptions and attitudes towards training if its outcomes are motivating and rewarding to them.nor
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subjectTrainingen_US
dc.subjectSupporten_US
dc.subjectLearningen_US
dc.subjectInformationcultureen_US
dc.subjectCapacityBuildingen_US
dc.subjectHealthInformationSystemsen_US
dc.subjectZanzibaren_US
dc.subjectDevelopingCountriesen_US
dc.titleCultivation Strategies in the Implementation of Health Management Information System in Zanzibar : An Action Research Studyen_US
dc.typeMaster thesisen_US
dc.date.updated2007-11-20en_US
dc.creator.authorNgoma, Carolineen_US
dc.subject.nsiVDP::420en_US
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitationinfo:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft.au=Ngoma, Caroline&rft.title=Cultivation Strategies in the Implementation of Health Management Information System in Zanzibar&rft.inst=University of Oslo&rft.date=2007&rft.degree=Masteroppgaveen_US
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-16911en_US
dc.type.documentMasteroppgaveen_US
dc.identifier.duo67251en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorJens Kaasbøll, Margunn Aanestaden_US
dc.identifier.bibsys071690417en_US
dc.identifier.fulltextFulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/9793/1/Ngoma.pdf


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