01715nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002000055653002600075653001100101653001200112653002000124100001500144700001500159700001300174700001300187700001700200245008700217856004100304300001000345490000700355520108500362022001401447       1980                            d  c1980 Mar10aData Collection10aEpidemiologic Methods10aHumans10aleprosy10aMedical Records1 aLechat M F1 aMisson C B1 aWalter J1 aSeal K S1 aSansarricq H00aAn information system for leprosy control (OMSLEP Recording and Reporting System).  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v48n1a08.pdf  a51-610 v483 a<p>This study reports the various steps involved in the design of a simplified information system for leprosy (OMSLEP), developed in cooperation between the Unit of Epidemiology, University of Louvain, Belgium, and WHO. The objective of the system is to permit the evaluation of a) the efficiency of programs within the context of established strategies and norms; b) the effectiveness of leprosy control methods from an epidemiological point of view; c) the efficacy and productivity of certain program components. Prior to designing the system, the relevant epidemiological and operational indices have been reviewed. A survey was also made of the forms used by some 78 leprosy control schemes throughout the world in order to analyze the current information now being collected. The proposed system is described. It includes individual record form to be filled at registration and once yearly in subsequent years of follow-up, a detection form, and an annual statistics form for the tabulation of total patients. The system is presently being tested in some 15 countries.</p>
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