Assessment Of Maternal Health And Prevalent Diseases Based On Data From District Health Information Systems (Dhis): A Case Study Of Kiambu County.
DHIS is defined as an unrestricted documentation software programme for studying, analyzing and spreading information for health programs. Information acquired from the DHIS focused on Kiambu County health records for data from 2013 to 2017. The aim of this study was to analyze data on maternal health and prevalent diseases and come up with causes, measures, and challenges encountered in offering quality health care. The study used graphs to show the trend, compare values, discuss the information and come up with recommendations. It found out that most of the diseases and deaths are preventable if the appropriate measures of dealing with the diseases and deaths are taken . The study noted that need for quality health care has grown and is hindered by inadequate health facilities and personnel among others. It established that implementing DHIS is a challenge due to unequipped personnel and lack of adequate knowledge of the system.