Potential for a web-based management information system to improve malaria control: An exploratory study in the Lahat District, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Hasyim, Hamzah; Firdaus, Firdaus; Prabawa, Artha; Dale, Pat; Harapan, Harapan; Groneberg, David A.; Kuch, Ulrich; Müller, Ruth

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0229838

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“…Computerisation of data collection, analysis and data transfer is often offered as the answer to health information problems [40]. This was consistently highlighted in our study where study participants recommended moving from a paper-based system to technology-based data recording and reporting.…”

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confidence: 56%

Evaluation of the District Health Information System 2 supported malaria reporting system in Solomon Islands

Wangdi

Sarma

Leaburi³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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BackgroundDistrict Health Information Systems 2 (DHIS2) is used for supporting health information management in 67 countries, including Solomon Islands. However, there have been few published evaluations of the performance of DHIS2-enhanced disease reporting systems, in particular for monitoring infectious diseases such as malaria. The aim of this study was to evaluate DHIS2 supported malaria reporting in Solomon Islands and to develop recommendations for improving the system.MethodsThe evaluation was conducted in three administrative areas of Solomon Islands: Honoria City Council, and Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. Records of nine malaria indicators from 1st January to 31st December 2016 were extracted from the DHIS2 database. The indicators permitted assessment in four core areas: availability, completeness, timeliness and reliability. To obtain more detailed information on the performance of the malaria case reporting system, focus group discussions were conducted with health centre nurses, whilst in-depth interviews were conducted with stakeholder representatives from government (province and national) staff and WHO officials who were users of DHIS2. ResultsData were extracted from nine health centres in Honoria City Council and 64 health centres in Malaita Province. The completeness and timeliness from the two provinces of all nine indicators were 28.2% and 5.1% respectively. The most reliable indicator in DHIS2 was ‘clinical malaria’ (i.e. numbers of clinically diagnosed malaria cases) with 62.4% reliability. Challenges to completeness were a lack of supervision, limited feedback, high workload, and a lack of training and refresher courses. Health centres located in geographically remote areas, a lack of regular transport, high workload and too many variables in the reporting forms led to delays in timely reporting. Reliability of reports was impacted by a lack of technical professionals such as statisticians and unavailability of tally sheets and reporting forms. ConclusionThe availability, completeness, timeliness and reliability of nine malaria indicators collected in DHIS2 were variable within the study area, but generally low. Continued onsite support, supervision, feedback and additional enhancements such as electronic reporting will be required to further improve the malaria reporting system.

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confidence: 56%

Evaluation of the District Health Information System 2 supported malaria reporting system in Solomon Islands

Wangdi

Sarma

Leaburi³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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“…Computerisation of data collection, analysis and data transfer is often offered as the answer to health information problems [ 40 ]. This was consistently highlighted in this study where participants recommended moving from a paper-based system to technology-based data recording and reporting.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Alternatively, data entry into DHIS2 using phones or computers could be extended to health centres. Experiences from other countries using electronic reporting showed that all facets of reporting including timeliness, completeness and ease of reporting improved [ 40 – 42 , 54 , 59 , 60 ]. A higher percentage of reports were submitted within the required timeframe from health centres in Honiara City Council as compared to Malaita Province.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the malaria reporting system supported by the District Health Information System 2 in Solomon Islands

Wangdi

Sarma

Leaburi³

et al. 2020

Malar J

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Background District Health Information Systems 2 (DHIS2) is used for supporting health information management in 67 countries, including Solomon Islands. However, there have been few published evaluations of the performance of DHIS2-enhanced disease reporting systems, in particular for monitoring infectious diseases such as malaria. The aim of this study was to evaluate DHIS2 supported malaria reporting in Solomon Islands and to develop recommendations for improving the system. Methods The evaluation was conducted in three administrative areas of Solomon Islands: Honoria City Council, and Malaita and Guadalcanal Provinces. Records of nine malaria indicators including report submission date, total malaria cases, Plasmodium falciparum case record, Plasmodium vivax case record, clinical malaria, malaria diagnosed with microscopy, malaria diagnosed with (rapid diagnostic test) (RDT), record of drug stocks and records of RDT stocks from 1st January to 31st December 2016 were extracted from the DHIS2 database. The indicators permitted assessment in four core areas: availability, completeness, timeliness and reliability. To explore perceptions and point of view of the stakeholders on the performance of the malaria case reporting system, focus group discussions were conducted with health centre nurses, whilst in-depth interviews were conducted with stakeholder representatives from government (province and national) staff and World Health Organization officials who were users of DHIS2. Results Data were extracted from nine health centres in Honoria City Council and 64 health centres in Malaita Province. The completeness and timeliness from the two provinces of all nine indicators were 28.2% and 5.1%, respectively. The most reliable indicator in DHIS2 was ‘clinical malaria’ (i.e. numbers of clinically diagnosed malaria cases) with 62.4% reliability. Challenges to completeness were a lack of supervision, limited feedback, high workload, and a lack of training and refresher courses. Health centres located in geographically remote areas, a lack of regular transport, high workload and too many variables in the reporting forms led to delays in timely reporting. Reliability of reports was impacted by a lack of technical professionals such as statisticians and unavailability of tally sheets and reporting forms. Conclusion The availability, completeness, timeliness and reliability of nine malaria indicators collected in DHIS2 were variable within the study area, but generally low. Continued onsite support, supervision, feedback and additional enhancements, such as electronic reporting will be required to further improve the malaria reporting system.

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“…Risk of essential components of the database can be stolen. Finally, web-based systems often do redirect or forward to other websites that direct users to phishing/malware [8].…”

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Designing a microsoft access-based administration letters and archives system at BPJS of employment regional office of East Java

Farida¹,

Surabaya²,

Desinaini³

2021

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The role of technology in an institution is beneficial for any activities, especially in managing documents administration, which is now most of the company used digital archive systems. That's because the manual archive system is considered less effective and efficient, where it takes a lot of space and time to search for document archives. Microsoft Access is a windows-based database processing program with Visual Basic for Application (VBA), commonly used to create a windows-based application. The purpose of this paper is to make an administration letter and archives system based on Microsoft Access. The results of this design have passed the trial process for approximately two weeks and received a positive response. The system design can be run well, and its functions correctly without errors. So it can help the secretary or other employees to manage all documents (letters and archives) more accessible and faster.

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Potential for a web-based management information system to improve malaria control: An exploratory study in the Lahat District, South Sumatra Province, Indonesia

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

Evaluation of the District Health Information System 2 supported malaria reporting system in Solomon Islands

Evaluation of the District Health Information System 2 supported malaria reporting system in Solomon Islands

Evaluation of the malaria reporting system supported by the District Health Information System 2 in Solomon Islands

Designing a microsoft access-based administration letters and archives system at BPJS of employment regional office of East Java

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