Completeness and Reliability of the Republic of South Africa National Tuberculosis (TB) Surveillance System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15366803 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Jean Podewils (0000-0002-0644-0993, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Nonkqubela Bantubani (South African Medical Research Council), Claire Bristow (0000-0002-0680-1218, University of Pretoria), Liza Bronner Murrison (0000-0002-8668-3898, South African Medical Research Council), Liza E Bronner, Annatjie Peters (University of Pretoria), Alexander S Pym (0000-0002-6260-8180, South African Medical Research Council), Alexander Pym, Lerole David Mametja |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 765-765 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2117-3 |
| PMID | 26259599 |
| PMCID | PMC4542096 |
| OpenAlex | W1913988784 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 1 |
The current evaluation revealed that one-third of persons diagnosed with TB disease may not have been notified of their disease or initiated on treatment ('initial defaulters'). The ETR is not capturing all TB patients. Further, among patients with a TB record, completeness and reliability of information in the TB Surveillance System is inconsistent across data sources. Actions are urgently needed to ensure that all diagnosed patients are treated and managed and improve the integrity of surveillance information
Biostatistics · Cohen's kappa · Disease surveillance · Environmental health · Health facility · Health services · Population · Public health · Public health surveillance · Statistics · Tuberculosis · Data Quality and Management · Demography · Electronic Health Records Systems · Medicine · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |