Table 5 Routine health information utilization of health care professionals at public health institutions in North Gondar zone, Ethiopia, 2017

For treating patient

531(96%)

34(6%)

For disease prioritization

509(90.1%)

54(9.9%)

For drug procurement

482(85.3%)

83(14.7%)

For monitoring day to day health service activities

506(89.6%)

59(10.4%)

For checking data quality

523(92.6%)

42(%)

For resource allocation

490(86.7%)

75(13.3%)

For departments performance evaluation

497(88%)

68(12%)

For planning

503(89%)

62(11%)

For monitoring the performance of staffs

489(86.5%)

76(13.5%)

For selecting good experience with in the facility

480(85%)

85(15%)

For sharing of best experience for other facility and stakeholders

468(82.8%)

97(17.2%)

For decision making

496(87.8%)

69(12.2%)

For community mobilization and discussion

492(87.1%)

73(12.9%)