Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993.
Using a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated: medical records kept by health facilities, in...
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| author | Yadón, Z Quigley, M Davies, C Rodrigues, L Segura, E |
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| description | Using a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated: medical records kept by health facilities, interviews conducted during a case-control study, and the national and provincial levels of the leishmaniasis surveillance system (LSS). Using the capture-recapture method it was estimated that 210 cases (95% confidence interval [CI]: 202-218) of CL occurred in the four districts during the study period. Completeness of reporting to the leishmaniasis surveillance system at the national level was estimated to be 44.8% (95% CI: 43.2-46.4). The study results indicate that there is substantial underreporting within the LSS, although it did show the appropriate secular trends. The reasons for under-reporting and methods for addressing this problem are discussed. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c96ca867-d77f-4a1d-bc91-86d2d68ace732022-03-27T06:59:00ZAssessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c96ca867-d77f-4a1d-bc91-86d2d68ace73EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2001Yadón, ZQuigley, MDavies, CRodrigues, LSegura, EUsing a capture-recapture method, this study evaluates the completeness of the cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) surveillance system in four districts of Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, for the period 1990-1993. Four reporting sources were evaluated: medical records kept by health facilities, interviews conducted during a case-control study, and the national and provincial levels of the leishmaniasis surveillance system (LSS). Using the capture-recapture method it was estimated that 210 cases (95% confidence interval [CI]: 202-218) of CL occurred in the four districts during the study period. Completeness of reporting to the leishmaniasis surveillance system at the national level was estimated to be 44.8% (95% CI: 43.2-46.4). The study results indicate that there is substantial underreporting within the LSS, although it did show the appropriate secular trends. The reasons for under-reporting and methods for addressing this problem are discussed. |
| spellingShingle | Yadón, Z Quigley, M Davies, C Rodrigues, L Segura, E Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title | Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title_full | Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title_short | Assessment of Leishmaniasis notification system in Santiago del Estero, Argentina, 1990-1993. |
| title_sort | assessment of leishmaniasis notification system in santiago del estero argentina 1990 1993 |
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