Helen Palma-Pinedo1, Mary Reyes-Vega1. 1. Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades. Ministerio de Salud. Lima, Perú.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: . To identify the barriers to the quality of information in health facilities in the Amazon region, exploring the case of three health information systems: the epidemiological vigilance, the daily recording of service, and the registry of deaths linked to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and congenital syphilis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: . A quali-quantitative methodology was applied. On the one hand, 57 semi-structured interviews were conducted with administrative and assistance staff at health facilities; on the other hand, a survey was apyplied. One hundred and twenty health facilities in the regions of Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, and Ucayali. RESULTS: . Eight barriers were identified, which were linked mainly to the human resource, to sociocultural aspects, and weaknesses of the health system. CONCLUSIONS: . The barriers identified for the quality of the information in the selected information systems in health facilities in the Amazon region reflect a multidimensional problem, so strategies for improvement in the subject should be considered.
OBJECTIVES: . To identify the barriers to the quality of information in health facilities in the Amazon region, exploring the case of three health information systems: the epidemiological vigilance, the daily recording of service, and the registry of deaths linked to HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and congenital syphilis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: . A quali-quantitative methodology was applied. On the one hand, 57 semi-structured interviews were conducted with administrative and assistance staff at health facilities; on the other hand, a survey was apyplied. One hundred and twenty health facilities in the regions of Amazonas, Huánuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, San Martín, and Ucayali. RESULTS: . Eight barriers were identified, which were linked mainly to the human resource, to sociocultural aspects, and weaknesses of the health system. CONCLUSIONS: . The barriers identified for the quality of the information in the selected information systems in health facilities in the Amazon region reflect a multidimensional problem, so strategies for improvement in the subject should be considered.
Authors: Bárbara Badanta; Giancarlo Lucchetti; Sergio Barrientos-Trigo; Elena Fernández-García; Lorena Tarriño-Concejero; Juan Vega-Escaño; Rocío de Diego-Cordero Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2020-10-22 Impact factor: 3.390