Department of Medical Microbiology/Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Soc Work Public Health. 2013;28(6):541-53. doi: 10.1080/19371918.2011.592085.
The objectives of this cross-sectional intervention study were to improve policy makers' understanding of health sector reforms through a training workshop and to assess the perception of policy makers and the general public about health systems performance in Nigeria. Health systems performance was generally rated low by respondents (< 2.5 out of 4). Health service delivery and health workforce were the lowest rated health systems components (< 2.2 out of 4). Efforts need to be intensified to enhance competencies of policy makers to adopt an evidence-informed process in health reform programs. Inputs from the public must be given adequate consideration in addressing the challenges of health systems.
本横断面干预研究的目的是通过培训研讨会提高决策者对卫生部门改革的理解，并评估尼日利亚决策者和公众对卫生系统绩效的看法。受访者普遍认为卫生系统绩效较低（<4 分中的 2.5 分）。卫生服务提供和卫生人力是评分最低的卫生系统组成部分（<4 分中的 2.2 分）。需要加强努力，提高决策者的能力，以便在卫生改革方案中采用循证决策过程。在解决卫生系统面临的挑战时，必须充分考虑公众的意见。
