Table_2.

Organizational factors of information use among health care providers working

at public hospitals in North Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2022.
Variables Category Frequency(N = 327) Percentage (%)
Organizations encourage to use of data Yes 224 68.5
No 103 31.5
Information used for DM as an organizational need Yes 223 68.2
No 104 31.8
PMT check data quality Yes 227 69.4
No 100 30.6
Supportive supervision Yes 194 59.3
No 133 40.7
Available registration book Yes 277 84.7
No 50 15.3
Available report format Yes 199 60.9
No 128 39.1
Receive written feedback Yes 166 50.8
No 161 49.2
Discuss feedback at the meeting Yes 150 45.9
No 177 54.1
training on HIS in the last 12 month Yes 156 47.7
No 171 52.3
Received any Service Training for HMIS Yes 91 27.8
No 236 72.2

Table_3. Technical factors of information use among health care providers working at
public hospitals in North Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2022.
Variables Category Frequency Percentage
(%)
Computer Access Yes 97 29.7
No 230 70.3
Computer skill Yes 186 56.9
No 141 43.1
Use computer Properly Yes 88 90.7
 Variables Category Frequency Percentage
(%)
No 9 9.3
using HMIS tools Yes 211 64.5
No 116 35.5
Types of data collection by using HMIS collect Diseases data 172 82
tools
District service delivery data 114 54
District-level surveillance 41 19
data
Can check data accuracy Yes 202 61.8
No 125 38.2
Can calculate percentage and rate Yes 200 61.2
No 127 38.8
Can plot information Yes 175 53.5
No 151 46.2
Way of data can be processed Manually 217 66.4
Computerized 110 33.6

Table_4. Information use characteristics among health care providers working at public
hospitals in North Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2022.
Variables Response frequency with (%)
Yes No
Information for treating Patient 260(79.5) 67(20.5)
Information for diseases data management 246(75) 81(25)
Information use for data quality 244(75) 83(25)
Resource utilization 211(65) 116(35
Department performance evaluation 230(70) 97(30)
Annual plan implementation 245(75) 82(25)
Individual performance evaluation 204(62) 123(38)
Selection of good experience 196(60) 131(40)
Use information for decision making 216(66) 111(34)
For sharing of data with other facilities 142(43) 185(57)
Information use Community Mobilization 156(48) 171(52)
Ever use HI in your facility 182(56) 145(44)
Table_5. Multivariable analysis of factors associated with information use in North
Gondar zone hospitals, northwest
Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 327).
variables Information use OR 95% CI
Supportive supervision Response Good Poor COR AOR
Yes 141(43.1) 53(16.2) 2.62(1.65–4.17) 1.60(0.82,3.13)
No 67(20.5) 66(20.2) 1 1
Unit have standard report format Yes 138(42.2) 61(18.7) 1.87(1.18–2.97) 1.12(0.59–2.12)
No 70(21.4) 58(17.7) 1 1
Receive written feedback Yes 132(40.4) 34(10.4) 4.34(2.67–7.10) 1.29(0.63–2.61)
No 76(23.2) 85(26) 1 1
Discuss feedback at a meeting Yes 120(36.7) 30(9.2) 4.05(2.46– 2.65(1.31–5.39)*
6.65)*
No 88(26.9) 89(27.2) 1. 1.
attend training on HIS in the last Yes 123(37.6) 33(10.1) 3.77(2.32, 6.14) 1.54(0.78–3.05)
12 m
No 85(26) 86(26.3) 1 1
Oriented new staffs about Health Yes 66(20.2) 18(5.5) 2.61(1.46–4.66) 1.70(0.78–3.72)
Information use
No 142(43.4) 101(31) 1 1
computer skills Yes 137(41.9) 49(15) 2.76(1.73,4.39) 1.60(0.85–3.01)
No 71(21.7) 70(21.4) 1 1
Collect data using HMIS tools Yes 158(48.3) 53(16.2) 3.94(2.43–6.37) 2.13(1.10–4.10)*
No 50(15.3) 66(20.2) 1 1
Assessment of performance Yes 131(40.1) 34(10.4) 4.25(2.61–6.92) 1.11(0.53–2.10)
Indictor monthly
No 77(23.5) 85(26) 1 1
Check data accuracy skill Yes 167(51.1) 35(10.7) 9.78(5.80,16.47) 4.54(2.31–8.92)*
No 41(12.5) 84(25.7) 1 1
Data demand Good 156(47.7) 37(11.3) 6.65(4.04,10.95) 4.62(2.33–
9.18)**
Poor 52(15.9) 82(25.1) 1 1
Statically significant at ** ****P<= 0.01 and) *P<= 0.05. COR; Crude odds ratio, AOR
Adjusted odds ratio.