Proposal for a modernized Iranian notifiable infectious diseases surveillance system: comparison with USA and
F E F Azar1, N Masoori, Z Meidani
1School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. dr_febadi@yahoo.com
Abstract:
This article reports on a comparative study of the national notifiable infectious diseases surveillance systems currently employed in the United States of America, Australia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the aim ofdeveloping a modified system specific to the needs of the Iranian health system. Features of the surveillance systems examined in each country included: official data gathering structures; types of data collected; case definition and classification criteria; data collection processes; data analysis methods; disease classification systems; data dissemination and distribution methods; data quality control; and confidentiality procedures and guidelines. After consolidating the data, a model for an Iranian notifiable infectious diseases surveillance system was developed and was tested by the Delphi method in 3 stages.
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