| dc.description.abstract | Health policymakers, international donors, managers, service providers, and other system stakeholders all need reliable HIV/AIDS data and information to make sound programmatic decisions. Fostering evidence-based decision making is one of the most important elements of administering HIV/AIDS prograins in the developing world. For the most part, these data and information are now widely collected and available; however, actual use of these data to improve programs and policies remains limited. According to health sector strategic plan for health information system 2009-2014, data quality was identified as a weakness and it limits stakeholders' ability to use data for evidence-based decision making. This has contributed to a negative impact on facilities' strategic planning activities and their efforts to advocate for resources.
The main objective of this study was to investigate the factors influencing the quality of HIV I AIDS data in GOK facilities in Nakuru Central District. More specifically, the extent to which nature of tools, institutional factors, training and workload influence quality of HI VIA IDS data in GOK facilities in Nakuru Central District is investigated. Nakuru Central District was chosen as a study point because of its high prevalence rate (6%) of HIV/AIDS in the Province. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and applied census approach to gather data from all the 43 GOK facilities in Nakuru Central. The subjects of the study were the health service providers who are involved in the HIV I AIDS data collection and management in the facilities. The study collected data with the use of a structured questionnaire and the data were coded, entered and analysed using descriptive statistics (especially frequencies, percentages, mean mode; standard deviation and coefficient of variation) with the aid of Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer software.
The results were presented in tables. The study was successful in addressing the study objectives and answering the research questions. It was established that nature of tools factors examined highly influential quality of HI VIA IDS data. The institutional supports factors looked at were influential to quality of HIV I AIDS data. The study also established that Monitoring and Evaluation training factors were highly influential to quality of HIV I AIDS data. The health service providers indicated that workload factors were influential to the quality of HIV I AIDS data. From the findings the study concluded that it was necessary for the ministries of health to consider strengthening these factors in order to improve of quality of HIV/AIDS data which highly used for decision making. Following the findings the study recommends ministries of health to consider putting proper structures and systems to address the data quality factors in order to achieve quality HIV/AIDS data. There is need for further research to be carried out to establish effects of human factors on the quality of HIV/AIDS data and assess the challenges faced by faced by ministries of health in implementing strategies related to data quality. | en_US |
