Evaluating patient data quality in South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service Data Warehouse, 2017-2020: implications for monitoring child health programmes

Evaluating patient data quality in South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service Data Warehouse, 2017-2020: implications for monitoring child health programmes

Abstract Background South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), the only clinical laboratory service in the country’s public health sector, is an important resource for monitoring public health programmes. Objectives We describe NHLS data quality, particularly patient demographics amon...

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Main Authors: Lebohang Radebe, Ahmad Haeri Mazanderani, Gayle G. Sherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Unique patient identifier
Data quality
Monitoring and evaluation
Public health programmes
Early infant HIV diagnosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13508-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13508-y

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