Nutritional Service Assessment at Government Hospital in Ethiopia Final Report
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| Name | Nutritional Service Assessment at Government Hospital in Ethiopia Final Report |
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| Coverage Location | National |
| Coverage Sex | Not applicable |
| Abstract | Nutrition service in health facilities fails to be noticed by hospital administrators and government ministries that are the main focus area for a patient’s hospital experience or a patient’s recovery from injury and illness. Poor nutrition also has adverse effects on the clinical course of many acute illnesses and communicable diseases. The main focus of this survey was to capture general information about selected government hospitals in delivering nutrition services for their patients. Further study is needed to know factors influencing the delivery of nutrition-related services at health facilities and pursue ways in which these might be improved with the ultimate goal of better nutritional health for those served. Findings indicated that the delivery of nutrition services at an optimal level in the surveyed health facilities was challenging. The facilities did not have adequate capacity in terms of supplies, quality menu, equipment, and infrastructure to implement nutrition interventions for populations in their hospital. The facilities were understaffed and the available health workers did not have adequate knowledge and skills for nutrition-related care and support services. |
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| Date Data Collection Started | 2018-12-01 |
| Date Data Collection End | 2019-01-15 |
| Title | Nutritional Service Assessment at Government Hospital in Ethiopia Final Report |
| Data Type | Survey |
| PublicationYear | 2019 |
| SugestedCitation | Not mentioned by the authors |
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| Description | In this assessment survey, three types of questionnaire tools were used to collect intended data. The key important assessing nutrition services and the capacity of health facilities to carry out the nutrition system services are Health care professional assessment tool: Using the Health facility assessment tool, the study measured to collect data on issues related to the facility management, administration, materials (including supplies, materials [e.g., manuals], equipment [e.g., weighing scales, MUAC tapes], and space (e.g., for holding assessment or counseling); and feedback mechanisms. Health care professional assessment tool: This assessment tool looked in detail at knowledge, skills, practices, roles, responsibilities, and training related to preventive and treatment nutrition services. These methods helped in identifying existing gaps that affect the implementation of nutrition assessment, counseling, management skills, or knowledge of key nutrition. The client-related assessment tool: This assessment tool also helped in exploring client satisfaction with nutrition services offered in different health facility service points. The assessment team has conducted interviews with inpatients in their bedrooms. 3.4.4. Qualitative data: To collect the qualitative data, the assessment team group conducted two key informant interviews with selected hospitals and used a total of eight KII interview guides. |
| Dataset study design | Cross-sectional survey |
| Date Data Archived | 2020-10-08 |
| Date Data Cataloged | 2021-10-25 |
| Data Generating Unit | Food Science and Nutrition Research Directorate |
| URL | https://rtds.ephi.gov.et/public/showdetail/343 |
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