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Communicable Disease Reporting Systems in the World: A Systematic Review Article
Ali Janati1, Mozhgan Hosseiny2, Mohammad Mehdi Gouya3
1Dept. of Health Services Management, Faculty of Management and Medical Informatics, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tbriz, Iran.
Iranian Journal of Public Health
|January 9, 2016
Summary
Improving communicable disease reporting systems globally is crucial. This systematic review highlights common challenges and emphasizes the need for updated, efficient, and well-instructed reporting processes for better public health surveillance.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Health Informatics
Background:
- Communicable disease reporting and surveillance systems often suffer from inadequate infrastructure and support worldwide.
- Enhancing the quality of these systems necessitates accurate, efficient reporting mechanisms at all levels.
- Developing novel and simplified models is key to overcoming existing challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically evaluate the reporting systems for communicable diseases.
- To identify common issues and best practices in disease reporting.
- To provide insights for improving the efficiency and accuracy of surveillance systems.
Main Methods:
- A systematic review methodology was employed.
- Extensive literature searches were conducted across major databases (Proquest, Science direct, PubMed, Scopus, Springer, EBSCO) and Persian databases (SID, Iranmedex, Magiran).
- Keywords included "Communicable Diseases", "Notifiable Disease", "Disease Notification", "Reporting System", "Surveillance Systems", and "evaluation". Results were reviewed by two independent researchers and categorized.
Main Results:
- Out of 1889 initially identified resources, 66 were included in the final analysis.
- The findings were categorized into domains such as reporting entities, methods, procedures, responsibilities, system characteristics, identified problems and solutions, the reporting process, and the recipient level.
- Common issues across various reporting systems were identified.
Conclusions:
- Disease reporting systems globally face similar challenges.
- Continuous improvement, updates, and monitoring of reporting systems are essential.
- While reporting processes may differ regionally, perfection and timeliness are critical design principles. Clear task definitions and instructions are vital for an effective system.
