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Effects of paper-based health information systems on data quality and use in Primary Health Care · Multi-country Randomised Controlled Trial ·

Effects of paper-based health information systems on data quality and use in Primary Health Care · Multi-country Randomised Controlled Trial ·

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR201904664660639
Enrollment
210
Registered
2019-04-01
Start date
2019-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Primary Health Care

Interventions

Standard paperbased health information system
Redesigned paperbased health information system

Sponsors

Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Lead Sponsor
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques
Collaborator
Faculdade de Ciencias de Saude da Universidade Lurio
Collaborator
University of Calabar
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Study areas: - At reach or national research partners - With vulnerable populations Health facilities - Located in the study areas - Belonging to the governmental health sector - Delivering Primary Health Care services Households - Belonging to the included health facilities catchment areas - Agreeing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Study areas: - Areas with security concerns - With major concurrent research or events during the trial period Health facilities - With specialised services and / or admission - With medical doctors - With inpatients - With prospects of staff turn-over between intervention and control health facilities Households - Refusing to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Data quality;Data use for decision making;Health services utilisation - vaccination uptake;Health workers’ ‘human experience’ and satisfaction

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Data quality - additional;Data use for decision making - additional;Health outcomes - Under 5 year old mortality;Health workers’ ‘human experience’ and satisfaction - additional;Clients’ ‘human experience’ and satisfaction;Resource consumption (e.g. time use, costs);Decision-making processes - Explanatory outcome;Health care services characteristics - Explanatory outcome;Population characteristics - Explanatory outcome;Health system and context characteristics

Countries

Cote Divoire, Mozambique, Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactCaitlin Jarrett

Project Officer

caitlin.jarrett@swisstph.ch+41612848761

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026