TABLE 4.

Data Accuracy Verification Ratios Comparing DHIS 2 to Facility Registers and DHIS 2 to DHO Reports by Facility Type, Malawi, 2016

Facility RegistersDHO Reports to DHIS 2 (n=16)Facility Registers to DHIS 2 (n=106)
Health Centers (n=90)District Hospitals (n=13)Rural Hospitals (n=3)
ANC ratio, median (IQR)1.00 (0.97, 1.13)a1.00 (0.88, 1.06)1.08 (0.00, 2.50)1.00 (0.98, 1.13)1.00 (0.96, 1.10)
FP ratio, median (IQR)0.99 (0.82, 1.36)b0.93 (0.80, 1.08)0.23c1.00 (0.95, 1.08)0.94 (0.70, 1.07)
HTC ratio, median (IQR)1.00 (0.99, 1.05)0.77 (0.61, 0.93)0.99 (0.93, 1.00)1.00 (0.96, 1.01)1.00 (0.97, 1.05)
ARI ratio, median (IQR)0.87 (0.33, 1.18)0.61 (0.20, 0.94)0.08 (0.07, 0.42)1.00 (0.83, 1.00)0.73 (0.27, 1.05)
  • Abbreviations: ANC, antenatal care; ARI, acute respiratory infection; DHIS 2, District Health Information System 2; DHO, district health office; FP, family planning; HTC, HIV testing and counseling; IQR, interquartile range.

  • a n=89.

  • b n=86.

  • c Only 1 selected rural hospital provided family planning services.