Opportunities and challenges of using a health information system in adolescent health management: A qualitative study of healthcare providers’ perspectives in the West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory
This study showed the potential of the HIS with capacity building, digitization, and collaborative initiatives; it also suffers from issues like staff shortages, non-standardized data collection, and insufficient data for essential indicators. To maximize the impact of the HIS, urgent attention to staff shortages through comprehensive training programs, standardization of data collection systems, and development of a unified core indicator list for adolescent health is recommended. Embracing these measures will allow the HIS to provide evidence-based adolescent health programs, even in resource-constrained and complex humanitarian settings.
Authors
- Khalifa Elmusharaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8652-1867)
- Aisha Shalash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8955-3207)
- Dervla Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9836-5400)
- Niveen Abu-Rmeileh
Institutions
- University of Dubai (AE)
- University of Limerick (IE)
- Birzeit University (PS)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307207
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.55
Funders
- International Development Research Centre