Health Information Systems for Early Warning and Surveillance of Infectious Diseases and Public Health Events in Quang Ninh province, 2019

  • Nguyen Manh Tuan
  • Tran Thi Diep
  • Ninh Van Chu
  • Bui Kim Chung
  • Bui Thanh Nam
  • Nguyen Thi Thuy Huong
  • Pham Hao Hiep
  • Tran Thi Hong

Tóm tắt

Objectives: 1) Describe the results of implementing the information systems for infectious disease warning and public health events in Quang Ninh province, April 2019; and 2) Assess the quality of reporting information of the infectious disease surveillance system in Quang Ninh province, April 2019.

Methods: Using a descriptive cross-sectional design, the study was conducted in all 7 provincial/district hospitals, 14 district health centers and 40/186 commune/ward health stations in  Quang Ninh province from January to June, 2019. Information was collected from infectious disease case reports and monthly reports generated by Circular No. 54 software, EBS reports of April 2019, and staff who are responsible for infectious disease reporting. Data were entered and analyzed using Excel.

Results: 100% of units assigned staff to act as focal points for online reporting according to Circular No. 54 and event-based surveillance (EBS) reports; 100% of units had a good Internet connection speed for statistics and reporting. However, up to 44.2% of units still lack of computers; only 55.7% of units recorded warning signs about public health events. In addition, 73.7% of cases were updated late on software required by Circular No. 54; up to 82.5% of hospital outpatient cases and 72.6% of cases visiting commune health station for medical services were missed for being reported in the system.

Conclusion: It is crucial to provide solutions on improving the quality of the surveillance information system at all levels, to build data interoperable systems to collect information sufficiently, accurately and timely about infectious diseases.

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2020-05-07