tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Epidemiol Serv Saude
. 2020 Jun 12;29(3):e2020066.
doi: 10.5123/S1679-49742020000300013. eCollection 2020.
Evaluation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Surveillance System, With Emphasis on Influenza, Brazil, 2014-2016
[Article in Portuguese, English]
Igor Gon?alves Ribeiro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mauro Niskier Sanchez[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
in English , Portuguese , Spanish
Objective: to evaluate attributes of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) surveillance system in Brazil, 2014-2016.
Method: this was an evaluation study conducted according to United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Data from the Influenza Web information system notified for the period 2014-2016 were used. The simplicity, completeness, inconsistency, timeliness, acceptability, representativeness, positive predictive value (PPV) of the SARS case definition attributes and usefulness were evaluated.
Results: a simple structure was found with good completeness (100% for required variables; >95% for optional variables); low inconsistency (3.2%); lack of timeliness (68.2%); low acceptability (average of 70.4%); representative of the territory (capable of analyzing risk groups); high PPV (29.1%); useful (fulfils system objectives).
Conclusion: the attributes evaluated indicate that the system is capable of providing complete, representative and useful information about influenza, adequate for guiding national health responses.
. 2020 Jun 12;29(3):e2020066.
doi: 10.5123/S1679-49742020000300013. eCollection 2020.
Evaluation of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Surveillance System, With Emphasis on Influenza, Brazil, 2014-2016
[Article in Portuguese, English]
Igor Gon?alves Ribeiro[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mauro Niskier Sanchez[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32556044
- DOI: 10.5123/S1679-49742020000300013
Abstract
in English , Portuguese , Spanish
Objective: to evaluate attributes of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) surveillance system in Brazil, 2014-2016.
Method: this was an evaluation study conducted according to United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. Data from the Influenza Web information system notified for the period 2014-2016 were used. The simplicity, completeness, inconsistency, timeliness, acceptability, representativeness, positive predictive value (PPV) of the SARS case definition attributes and usefulness were evaluated.
Results: a simple structure was found with good completeness (100% for required variables; >95% for optional variables); low inconsistency (3.2%); lack of timeliness (68.2%); low acceptability (average of 70.4%); representative of the territory (capable of analyzing risk groups); high PPV (29.1%); useful (fulfils system objectives).
Conclusion: the attributes evaluated indicate that the system is capable of providing complete, representative and useful information about influenza, adequate for guiding national health responses.