Quality of Health Management Information System for Maternal & Child Health Care in Haryana State, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite increasing importance being laid on use of routine data for decision making in India, it has frequently been reported to be riddled with problems. Evidence suggests lack of quality in the health management information system (HMIS), however there is no robust analysis to assess the extent of its inaccuracy. We aim to bridge this gap in evidence by assessing the extent of completeness and quality of HMIS in Haryana state of India.

Methods

Data on utilization of key maternal and child health (MCH) services were collected using a cross-sectional household survey from 4807 women in 209 Sub-Centre (SC) areas across all 21 districts of Haryana state. Information for same services was also recorded from HMIS records maintained by auxiliary nurse midwives (ANMs) a

SUBMITTER: Sharma A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4752326 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature