Table 6 Reasons for discrepancies in recounted data and data available in district database/ DHIS
Data Quality Error | Number (%) of health facilities where error was identified | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 2016 N = 79 | May 2017 N = 97 | November 2017 N = 130 | October 2018 N = 138 | Total N = 444 | |
Counting Errors | 58 (73.4) | 70 (72.2) | 111 (85.4) | 119 (86.2) | 358 (80.6) |
Missing Source Documents (Registers) | 7 (8.9) | 13 (13.4) | 14 (10.8) | 13 (9.4) | 47 (10.6) |
Reports not submitted to the district | 7 (8.9) | 2 (2.1) | 10 (7.7) | 6 (4.3) | 25 (5.6) |
Health facility reports not entered into district database | 8 (10.1) | 0 (0) | 9 (6.9) | 7 (5.1) | 24 (5.4) |