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.
[Barriers For The Quality of Information in Health Facilities of Amazon Region]
[Category] B형 간염,
[Article Type] Multicenter Study
[Source] pubmed
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