Factors Affecting the Implementation of Health Commodity Management Information System: The Case of Addis Ababa Public Health Facilities
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The health commodity management information system (HCMIS) has been implemented in
Ethiopia to serve the country’s public health commodity supply chain since 2009. It is claimed to
improve pharmaceutical management majorly through data visibility. These study aims to assess
what are the factors affecting HCMIS implementation. Three factors are vital in the successful
implementation of management information system. These are organizational factors,
technological factors and human factors. A Mixed research approach using quantitative and
qualitative methods and descriptive design was employed in this study. The questionnaire was
developed by using 5-point Likert Scale and structured and semi- structured type questionnaire
also used. To ensure reliability of this study, a Cronbach’s Alpha will performed. To ensure
validity of a study, a pilot study was conducted. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics and
inferential statistics data analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version
20. Multiple Regression analysis of model summary shows the value of R2 is 0.551 which
indicates that organizational, human and technological simultaneously contribute 55.1%
variation in HCMIS implementation and the rest can be attributed to other factors. The study
established that utilization of health management information for decision making was poor in
most health facilities in Addis Ababa. HCMIS implementation is determined by organizational,
human and technological factors especially organizational factors played a key role in enhancing
followed by the human and technological factors. It is therefore recommended that these three
factors should be enhanced and strengthened so as to maximize the use of information to make
decisions.
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management information system, organizational factors, human factors, technological factors