Table 2.
Data sources, populations, and topics of included reports (n = 264)
| Characteristic | N |
|---|---|
|
Data source – RHIS type*
|
|
| Admin/billing |
13 (5%) |
| EIR |
19 (7%) |
| EMR |
40 (15%) |
| PHC health management information system |
68 (26%) |
| Hospital management information system (incl. EMS) |
71 (27%) |
| Network database (e.g. across hospitals or systems) |
11 (4%) |
| Paper-based HMIS/MR |
26 (10%) |
| Registry/surveillance |
19 (7%) |
|
Population
| |
| Children |
163 (62%) |
| Maternal |
29 (11%) |
| Maternal and children |
40 (15%) |
| Maternal and neonatal |
16 (6%) |
| Neonatal |
16 (6%) |
|
Topic
|
|
| Child abuse |
7 (3%) |
| Child health |
24 (9%) |
| Child specialty services |
22 (8%) |
| EMS/hospitalization |
59 (22%) |
| HIV/TB |
8 (3%) |
| Immunization |
40 (15%) |
| Maternal health |
20 (8%) |
| Maternal and child health |
38 (14%) |
| Maternal and newborn health |
15 (6%) |
| Mental health |
9 (3%) |
| Newborn health |
32 (12%) |
| Discussed data quality/DQA |
45 (17%) |
| Discussed data quality specific to COVID-19 period |
23 (9%) |
| Discussed program adjustments/mitigation |
58 (22%) |
| RHIS used to monitor or evaluate program adjustments/mitigation |
48 (18%) |
| Follow trends beyond August 2020 | 112 (42%) |
RHIS – routine health information system, EIR – electronic immunization register, EMR – electronic medical record, HIV – human immunodeficiency virus, TB – tuberculosis, EMS – emergency medical service, DQA -
*RHIS type >264 as three papers used two data sources; all sources listed were digital except where “paper-based” is specified.