Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Community Health Nurses on Data Quality in the Ho Municipality of Ghana

• DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2022.126029
• Publication Date: 2022-06-29T08:32:38Z
• Authors: Fidelis Zumah; John Lapah Niyi; Patrick Freeman Eweh; Benjamin Noble Adjei; Martin Alhassan A...; Emmanuel Amaglo; Wisdom Kwami Takr...; Livingstone Asem
• Keywords: Community Health

Background: High data quality provides correct and up-to-date information which is critical to ensure, not only for the maintenance of health care at an optimal level, but also provision high-quality clinical care, continuing service research, planning management systems. For attainment achievable improvements in sector, good core. Aim/Objective: To assess level knowledge practices Community Health Nurses on Ho municipality, Ghana. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was employed study, using a standard Likert scale questionnaire. census used collect 77 Nurses’ information. The statistical software, Epi-Data 3.1 enter exported STATA 12.0 analyses. Chi-square logistic analyses were performed establish associations between categorical variables p-value less than 0.05 95% significance interval considered statistically significant. Results: Out studied, 49 (63.64%) had accuracy, 51 (66.23%) out studied poor completeness, 64 (83.12%) timeliness studied. Also, 16 (20.78%) 33 (42.86%) responded there no designated staff review feedback from directorate respectively. facilities practices, half (8, 50.00%) missing values copies their previous months’ report forms. More so, 10 (62.50%) reminders (monthly submission itineraries) facility level. Conclusion: Overall, general improving woefully inadequate. Therefore, need be given on-job training proper education its dimensions. should intensify continuous supportive supervisory visits all submitted.