1Professor, Dept. of Planning & Evaluation, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare
2Surveillance Officer (Ex), WHO
3Asst. Research Officer., Dept. of Planning & Evaluation, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
4Programmer, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi
5Professor & Head, Dept. of Planning & Evaluation, Former Director, National Institute of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi and Senior Advisor (Health), Planning Commission, Govt. of India
Implementation of Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) Programme was turning point in the history of HMIS in India. A study was conducted in Ghaziabad District of Uttar Pradesh to assess the quality of data under the RCH Programme using the cross examination of records from selected health units and in the community and vice-versa besides interviewing health programme managers, functionaries and community. The average score on the correctness of information on 10 selected service components recorded by ANM was in the range of 5.45 to 7.5, with an average score of 6.5 out of 10. Health care managers/providers use HMIS more as administrative defense mechanism rather tool for micro-planning due to lack of dependable data quality. There is a need for institutionalizing mechanism of cross validation of data quality under HMIS.
Health Management Information System, Reproductive and Child Heath Programme, Community Needs Assessment, National Rural Health Mission, Mother Child Tracking System
