Kulttuurin vaikutus informaation käyttöön päätöksenteossa terveyssektorilla Burkina Fasossa
This explorative study aimed to identify cultural factors that influence the use of information in decision making in one health district in rural Burkina Faso where data on the provision of health care services are generated at regular intervals by health facilities. The relationships between cultural dimensions at the organizational level, organizational practices, and information use by managers were explored by interviewing a purposive sample of 20 health managers working within the district health department, health centers and the district hospital. The interviews were conducted individually with the use of an interview guide that was developed on the basis of a literature review and a preconceived conceptual framework on the area under study. Due to the paucity of information in the existing literature on the influence of organizational culture on information use in decision making particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, a conversational strategy was used within the interview guide approach.
