Assessment of the timeliness for notification of dengue in the state of Parana

作者：Nozaki Goto Dora Yoko; Larocca Liliana Muller; Cestari Felix Jorge Vinicius; Kobayashi Vera Lucia; Nolasco Chaves Maria Marta

来源：ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 2016, 29(3): 355-362.

DOI：10.1590/1982-0194201600049

• Dengue
• Disease notification
• Health evaluation
• Public health nursing
• Health information systems

Objective: To evaluate the timeliness for notification of dengue in the State of Parana.
Methods: Normative assessment study of the attribute timeliness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the parameters of the Ministry of Health. The population consists of the total of 132,979 dengue notifications registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) online in the state of Parana in the periods of 2011/2012 and 2012/2013. It is a descriptive analysis of the time (in days) elapsed in steps of notification, investigation, typing and closure, median calculation, percentage, and cumulative percentage of intervals.
Results: Ninety percent of cases were notified within 6-12 days (mean: 2-4); 90% and more with investigations initiated on the day of notification; 90% entered in 10-74 days (mean: 10-74); and 80% closed within 38-61 days after notification (mean: 20-45).
Conclusion: Ninety percent and more of cases had their investigations initiated on the day of notification. Improvements are needed in the other steps to help in the control and prevention of dengue.

• 出版日期2016-6