Factors That Influence the Use of Routine Health
Information in Family Planning Services in Lagos,
Nigeria. A Prospective Review of The Use of Family
Planning Data
Volume 2 - Issue 5
Abayomi Joseph Afe*, Timothy Akinmurele, Adeola Olatoun, Abimbola Oduola, Ganiyu Agboola and Maduakolam
Onyema
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- Equitable Health Access Initiative, Nigeria
*Corresponding author:
Abayomi Joseph Afe, Equitable Health Access Initiative, Nigeria
Received: November 24, 2018; Published: December 04, 2018
DOI: 10.32474/RRHOAJ.2018.02.000150
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Abstract
Background: The poor utilization of data generated from the RHIS in RH/FP has made it difficult to address some of the
challenges associated with the uptake of RH/FP services.
Objectives: The literature on health information systems in FP is replete with complaints of the neglect of existing information,
yet remarkably little is known regarding the factors that influence acting on routine health information generated in family planning
services in Nigeria. The following are the research Questions; what are the factors that facilitate the use of routine health information
in FP services and What are the factors that hinder the use of routine health information in FP service?
Methods: This was a prospective cross sectional mixed method study carried out over a period of 12 months in three Local
government areas in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
Results: There was a very high level (n=374, 88%) of awareness on RHI indicators among the respondents. Over 90% of the
respondents reported that Integrating FP into other health interventions, such as HIV, immunizations, deliveries, and post-abortion
care (n=388, 91.3%), availability of staff skilled in record-keeping (n=403, 94.8%), management or supervisor’s interest in data
quality and data use (n=394, 92.7%), receiving feedback from higher levels on reports sent with collected FP data (n=399, (93.9%)
.The commonest hindrances to the use of RHI include poor quality data (n=396; 93.2%), incomplete data (n=399; 93.9%), noninvolvement
of policy makers in data collection (n=391; 92.0%) and lack of feedback from higher levels on how data generated has
been put to use (n=423; 93.6%).
Conclusion: It is hoped that promoting the factors identified as facilitators of RHI and removing those categorized as hindrances
in this study would encourage the use of routine health information and ultimately improve family planning services in the state and
the nation as a whole.
Keywords: Routine Health Information (RHI); Family Planning (FP); Reproductive Health (RH); Indicator; Data
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