TABLE 3.
Entry errors for selected key HIV-related variables based on specific logic rule sets during 6 months of Electronic-Last and 6 months of Electronic-First in 10 facilities between 2017 and 2019 in Lusaka urban district, Zambia
| Variable assessed | Assessment of variables | All facilities | Hospitals | Health centres | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic-Last % | Electronic-First % | % difference | Electronic-Last % | Electronic-First % | % difference | Electronic-Last % | Electronic-First % | % difference | ||
| Registration, n | 10597 | 113355 | 6783 | 9003 | 4927 | 6128 | ||||
| ART number | % error | 2% | 1% | −1 | 2 | 1 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Appointment date | 39% | 21% | −18 | 36 | 17 | −19 | 47 | 36 | −11 | |
| Anthropometry and vitals, n | 1116 228 | 175998 | 74767 | 99319 | 41521 | 76679 | ||||
| Height | % error | 48% | 60% | +12 | 53 | 55 | +2 | 52 | 65 | +13 |
| Weight | 33% | 36% | +3 | 24 | 35 | +11 | 23 | 37 | +14 | |
| Temperature | 49% | 65% | +16 | 45 | 70 | +25 | 55 | 59 | +14 | |
| Pulse | 64% | 65% | +1 | 68 | 62 | −8 | 66 | 68 | +2 | |
| Respiratory rate | 76% | 87% | +11 | 77 | 89 | +12 | 73 | 86 | +13 | |
| Blood pressure | 57% | 61% | +4 | 55 | 56 | +1 | 52 | 66 | +14 | |
| Clinical consultation | 63106 | 86452 | 35959 | 40421 | 23453 | 33741 | ||||
| Clinical appointment dates | % error | 25% | 11% | −14 | 21 | 8 | −13 | 31 | 14 | −17 |
HIV = human immunodeficiency virus; ART = antiretroviral therapy.
With clinical consultation dates, the proportion of errors decreased from 25% to 11% overall when moving from Electronic Last to Electronic First, with a similar pattern being observed in hospitals and health centres.