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Operational manager's knowledge and attitudes toward data and universal health coverage indicators in primary health clinics in Ugu, South Africa.
- Source :
- Global Public Health; Jan2023, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1-15, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Universal health coverage (UHC) aims to ensure people have access to the health services they need. Sixteen tracer indicators were developed for implementation by countries to measure UHC in the health system. South Africa uses 15 of the proposed 16 indicators. Operational managers in the public health care sector collect data and report on these indicators at a primary health clinic level. This qualitative study explored the knowledge and attitudes of managers toward data and UHC service indicators in a sub-district in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Operational managers saw data collection as information gathering, measuring performance and driving action. They understood UHC indicators as 'health for all' linking them to National Department of Health Strategic plans and saw the value of indicators for health promotion. They found the lack of training, inadequate numeracy skills, requests for data from multiple spheres of government and the indicator targets that they had to reach as challenging and untenable. While operational managers made the link between data, measuring performance and action, the limited training, skills gaps and pressures from higher levels of government may impede their ability to use data for local level planning and decision making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- KEY performance indicators (Management)
PROFESSIONS
HEALTH services accessibility
STRATEGIC planning
FOCUS groups
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
UNIVERSAL healthcare
EXECUTIVES
PUBLIC health
INTERVIEWING
PRIMARY health care
DATABASE management
QUALITATIVE research
MATHEMATICS
CLINICAL medicine
RESEARCH funding
DECISION making
THEMATIC analysis
OUTPATIENT services in hospitals
HEALTH promotion
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17441692
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Global Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174160573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2227882