Conference Abstract | Volume 9 (ConfProc7): Abstract 101 | Published: 07 Oct 2026
&Corresponding author: Iddrisu Akuka, Ghana Health Service, Binduri District, Upper East Region, Ghana, Email: iddikuka3@gmail.com
Received: 29 Aug 2025, Accepted: 28 Oct 2025, Published: 07 Oct 2026
Domain: Health Management
This is part of the Proceedings of the 8th Ghana FELTP Scientific Conference and FELTP Competency Graduation, Accra, Ghana, 10 – 11 December, 2025
Keywords: Data Quality Audit, Surveillance, Information, Binduri, Ghana
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Cite this article: Iddrisu Akuka et al. Staff commitment: A key factor for good data quality in Binduri District, 2025. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health. 2026;9(ConfProc7):101. https://doi.org/10.37432/JIEPH-CONFPRO7-00101
About 40–60% of surveillance data in sub-Saharan Africa contain inaccuracies or omissions, delaying outbreak response by 10–14 days and resulting in misinformed decisions. This audit was conducted across three healthcare facilities in Binduri District to determine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to surveillance data quality.
The audit was conducted in Binduri Health Center, The Glory Hospital, and Azimbe Hospital in February 2025. Nurses, laboratory officers, Disease Control Officers, Health Information Officers, Health Promotion Officers and Administrators were interviewed with structured questionnaires. Documents were reviewed and data analysed using a SWOT framework.
Of 11 participants, 45.5% (5/11) were from Binduri Health Center and 36.3% (4/11) were nurses. Five strengths, six weaknesses, four opportunities, and five threats were identified across the facilities. Staff commitment and the availability of case definitions were strengths reported in all facilities. Poor teamwork was identified in 66.7% (2/3) of the facilities and the least weakness reported was poor referral system identified in 33.3% (1/3) of the facilities. The Glory Hospital reported the highest number of strengths (five), while Binduri Health Center recorded the most weaknesses (five). Poor road networks and weak communication systems were the most widely cited threats reported across all facilities.
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