ArticlePloS one2018
Health care providers' compliance with the notifiable diseases surveillance system in South Africa.
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- Compliance of Healthcare Providers With the Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
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- Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System with a Data Architecture Approach: a Systematic Review.Acta informatica medica : AIM : journal of the Society for Medical Informatics of Bosnia & Herzegovina : casopis Drustva za medicinsku informatiku BiH · 2019Review
- Incorporating selected non-communicable diseases into facility-based surveillance systems from a resource-limited setting in Africa.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of health care professionals on viral hepatitis notification in Gauteng, South Africa, 2015.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2018Article
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backgroundThe optimal performance of a notifiable disease surveillance system (NDSS) is dependent on health care provider (HCP) compliance with communicable disease notification. HCP compliance ensures appropriate investigation and control measures by relevant health care authorities. This study examines the compliance of HCPs with the NDSS in South Africa and factors associated with their compliance.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was carried out in three randomly selected provinces. We stratified by type of facility, and recruited clusters of HCPs on survey day to participate. All consenting HCPs in the randomly selected health care facilities on the day of the survey, completed a questionnaire that elicited information on socio-demographic characteristics and notification practices. The data were analysed using STATA® 14, using the identifiers for stratum and cluster as well as the calculated sampling weights.
resultsThe study found that 58% of 919 HCPs diagnosed a notifiable disease in the year preceding the survey. The majority of these professionals (92%) indicated that they had reported the disease, but only 51% of those notified the disease/s correctly to the Department of Health. Paediatricians were less likely to notify correctly (OR 0.01, 95% CI 0.00-0.12, p = 0.001). The factors that influenced notification were HCPs perceptions of workload (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.70-0.99, p = 0.043) and that notification data are not useful (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.71-0.99, p = 0.040). The study found no association between correct notification and HCPs' willingness to notify, experience or training on the NDSS, understanding of the purpose of the NDSS, knowledge of what to notify, or perception of feedback given.
conclusionsThe compliance of HCPs in South Africa with the NDSS is suboptimal. In light of the important role of HCPs in the effective functioning of the NDSS, information on NDSS usefulness and guidelines on correct notification procedures are needed to increase their compliance.
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