Kesmas: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Nasional (National Public Health Journal)
Vol. 4, No. 5

District Health Information System on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health How Good Is It? A Case of Deli Serdang and Sumedang Districts

Achadi, Anhari (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Apr 2010

Abstract

Data dan informasi yang valid sangat penting untuk program kesehatan, terutama untuk perencanaan, pemantauan, dan evaluasi. Sistem Informasi Kesehatan Kabupaten dibuat untuk menghasilkan data rutin tentang indikator proses dan output program kesehatan di tingkat kabupaten. Studi ini, yang dilakukan di kabupaten Deli Serdang dan Sumedang, bertujuan untuk mengetahui proses bekerjanya SIK Kabupaten, serta ketersediaan, kualitas dan penggunaan data yang dihasilkan. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan beberapa cara, yaitu wawancara mendalam dengan para pemangku kepentingan di desa, fasilitas kesehatan, dan kabupaten, pemeriksaan formulir-formulir yang digunakan di semua tingkatan, dokumen lainnya, serta laporan. Temuan studi menunjukkan adanya kelemahan-kelemahan SIK dalam semua tingkatan. Karena kompleksnya, sistem menghasilkan data dan informasi yang tidak akurat, dengan tingkat penggunaan yang rendah. Valid data and information are critical for any health programs, in particular for planning, monitoring and evaluation purposes. District Health Information System is designed to produce routine data on process and output type of indicators at district level. This study, taking place at Deli Serdang and Sumedang districts, has its objectives as to learn about the current practice of DHIS, specifically looking at its process and the availability, quality and utilization of the data. Methods of data collection include in-depth interview with stakeholders at village, health facility and district levels, examination of existing forms at all levels as well as other documents and reports. Findings suggest that weaknesses of DHIS prevail at each level of the system. Complexity of the system has produced inaccurate and suboptimal the use of generated data and information.

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publication:kesmas

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Health Professions Public Health

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The focus of Kesmas is on public health as discipline and practices related to preventive and promotive measures to enhance the public health through a scientific approach applying a variety of technique. This focus includes areas and scopes such as Biostatistics, Environmental Public Health, ...