Objective: to analyze the completeness, consistency and non-duplication of leprosy notification data in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 2001-2019.
Methods: this was a descriptive study, conducted with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System, which checked for “duplication” (acceptable: < 5%), “completeness” (excellent = incompleteness ≤ 5%) and “consistency” (excellent: ≥ 90.0%), based on the proportion of complete and consistent fields.
Results: the sample consisted of 2,410 notifications. Duplication was acceptable (0.3%). The completeness of the “bacilloscopy”, “affected nerves”, “examined contacts” and “reactive episode” fields was very poor (more than 50% incomplete). Consistency between the “operational classification” and “initial treatment regimen” fields was excellent (99.6%), while consistency between “operational classification” and “clinical form” was low (50.7%).
Conclusion: although duplication was acceptable, poor completeness of diagnosis and follow-up fields hinders epidemiological analysis, recognition of the status of the disease and adoption of measures to control it.
BT - Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde DO - 10.1590/s2237-96222023000200008 IS - 2 N2 -Objective: to analyze the completeness, consistency and non-duplication of leprosy notification data in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil, 2001-2019.
Methods: this was a descriptive study, conducted with data from the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System, which checked for “duplication” (acceptable: < 5%), “completeness” (excellent = incompleteness ≤ 5%) and “consistency” (excellent: ≥ 90.0%), based on the proportion of complete and consistent fields.
Results: the sample consisted of 2,410 notifications. Duplication was acceptable (0.3%). The completeness of the “bacilloscopy”, “affected nerves”, “examined contacts” and “reactive episode” fields was very poor (more than 50% incomplete). Consistency between the “operational classification” and “initial treatment regimen” fields was excellent (99.6%), while consistency between “operational classification” and “clinical form” was low (50.7%).
Conclusion: although duplication was acceptable, poor completeness of diagnosis and follow-up fields hinders epidemiological analysis, recognition of the status of the disease and adoption of measures to control it.
PB - FapUNIFESP (SciELO) PY - 2023 T2 - Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde TI - Evaluation of completeness, consistency and non-duplication of leprosy notification data on the Notifiable Health Conditions Information System, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil: a descriptive study, 2001-2019 UR - https://www.scielosp.org/pdf/ress/2023.v32n2/e2022734/en VL - 32 SN - 2237-9622, 1679-4974 ER -