01533nas a2200265 4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653003700059653002300096653001100119653001000130653001200140653002900152653002800181653002300209100001200232700001400244700001800258245010400276300001000380490000700390050003200397520082400429022001401253 1997 d c1997 Oct-Dec10aData Interpretation, Statistical10aDatabases, Factual10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aNational Health Programs10aProfessional Competence10aProgram evaluation1 aRao P S1 aParkash I1 aSubramanian M00aData utilization and analytical skills among NLEP managers. National Leprosy Elimination Programme. a395-80 v69 aInfolep Library - available3 a

Mid-level managers of the National Leprosy Elimination Programme, India were assessed regarding their ability to turn routine data received from primary units into tools for management, analysis and decision making. Sixty-two managers (25 District leprosy officers, 37 Medical officers) were administered a questionnaire containing 20 questions on calculations of rates, ratios, proportions, percentages as well as construction and interpretation of graphs. It was found that 11% of the study subjects scored very poor, 48% scored poor, 35% scored good and only 5% of the managers scored very good. Among the district leprosy officers, 8%, 40%, 48% and 4% were rated as performing very poor, poor, good and very good, respectively. Among the medical officers, the corresponding figures were 14%, 54%, 27% and 5%.

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