Retrospective Data Quality Assessment of Typhoid Fever in Geku Block, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India using IDSP (IHIP) Surveillance
Keywords:
Typhoid Fever, IDSP, IHIP, Surveillance, Arunachal PradeshAbstract
Background: Typhoid fever has become a serious health problem in India. Arunachal Pradesh reports around 3500 cases annually. A review of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (Integrated Health Information Platform, i.e., IDSP (IHIP)) weekly data was carried out to assess the data quality audit of typhoid fever surveillance in Geku block, Upper
Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
Methodology: Retrospective data collected from OPD, IPD, and laboratory records from three health facilities were compared with the data of three months (August, September, and October 2021 or from the 31st to the 43rd week) maintained in DSU Yingkiong. The following attributes were studied for IDSP typhoid surveillance: timeliness, completeness, and zero reporting.
Results: 39 confirmed cases of typhoid were reported. The median age of the participants was 27.5 years, and no death was reported. Reports by CHC Geku were complete and on time, and zero reporting was also done. PHC Katan had no cases in the study period. However, timely reporting was 38% and zero reporting was done 33% of the time. SC Komkar had no cases and no reports were sent in the three months. Thus, reporting for this facility is lagging on all surveillance attributes of timeliness, completeness, and zero reporting.
Conclusion: The concept of zero reporting was not clear among the health personnel. The district is located in hilly and difficult terrain, which is a challenge for internet connectivity at grassroots levels. This leads to late reporting and sometimes to non-reporting.
How to cite this article:
Boro P, Ette D, Modi I, Vaze A, Jain S. Retrospective
Data Quality Assessment of Typhoid Fever in
Geku Block, Upper Siang District, Arunachal
Pradesh, India using IDSP (IHIP) Surveillance. Int J
HealthCare Edu & Med Inform. 2023;10(1&2):21-
25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.9199.202305
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