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National Needs Assessment of Health Information System to Address Cardiovascular Diseases in Nepal: A Mixed Method Study

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dc.contributor.authorKarmacharya, RM
dc.contributor.authorShestha, AP
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, A
dc.contributor.authorBajracharya, S
dc.contributor.authorMaharjan, R
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, S
dc.contributor.authorJha, N
dc.contributor.authorPyakurel, P
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-19T06:19:52Z
dc.date.available2025-12-19T06:19:52Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionKarmacharya RM,1,2 Shestha AP,2,3 Shrestha A,4-7 Bajracharya S,4 Maharjan R,2,4,8 Shrestha S,4 Jha N,4 Pyakurel P9 1Department of Surgery (Cardio Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Unit), Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal 2Fellow, CVD Translational Research Program, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal. 3Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavrepalanchok, Nepal. 4Department of Community Programs, Dhulikhel Hospital-Kathmandu University Hospital, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal. 5Department of Public Health, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Kavrepalanchowk, Nepal. 6Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, USA. 7Institute for Implementation Science and Health, Kathmandu, Nepal. 8Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Dhulikhel, Kavre, Nepal. 9School of Public Health and Community Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Background Health information system is an integral component of a country’s capacity to integrate, process, report, and use information in improving health services. Objective This study aims to assess the infrastructure and capacity of the national Health information system to address cardiovascular diseases in Nepal. Method We adopted the United States Agency for International Development manual “The Health System Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual”, Version 2.0. Three topical areas: input, process and output, were identified. Stepwise approach for Health information system assessment was done. A desk review and key informant interview was performed. Audio recordings were transcribed in Nepali language and intercoder reliability was checked. Result The upgraded District Health Information Software 2.3 provides a comprehensive online data management solution. Sustainable funding to upgrade the system exists. Annual report provides performance of all the components of the health care delivery system. Data were reviewed quarterly. However, no dedicated section for cardiovascular diseases in the Health information system is present. Private health facilities are poorly represented. Strategic planning, management, and evaluation of the Health information system are lacking. Inadequacy of timeliness, completeness, and periodicity of the reporting still exist. Conclusion A separate section of cardiovascular diseases in the Health information system is required. Better reporting of private sectors and its inclusion in databases is of utmost importance. Adaptation in the recently introduced federal structure is key for development of Health information system in the country. KEY WORDS CVDs, Health information management system, needs assessment, indicators, Nepal
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3717
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherKathmandu University
dc.subjectCVDs
dc.subjectHealth information management system
dc.subjectneeds assessment
dc.subjectindicators
dc.subjectNepal
dc.titleNational Needs Assessment of Health Information System to Address Cardiovascular Diseases in Nepal: A Mixed Method Study
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