Factors Associated with Quality Management of Immunization Data in Primary Care Units, Nakhon Sawan Province

Abstract

Quality management of immunization data can be used for planning and evaluating performance effectively. This cross- sectional analytical study aimed to investigate quality management for immunization data and factors associated with quality management for immunization data in 208 primary health care units in Nakhon Sawan Province. The sample group comprised 208 public health staff responsible for recording data their primary health care units. Data were obtained from records in the computer system and questionnaires with a reliability of .92. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Chi-square test.

The results revealed that 26.4% of the primary health care units had effective quality management while the rest of 73.6% did not. Factors associated with quality management for immunization data were gender, training, motivation at work, and support from the organization with a statistical significance of .05.

The research recommended the improvement of quality management of immunization data, and motivation at work, and enhancement of organizational support for effective data management.