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Document 0682
DOCN M9610682
TI A national computer-based surveillance system for tuberculosis
notification in Singapore.
DT 9601
AU Snodgrass I; Chew SK; Communicable Disease Centre, Ministry of Health,
Singapore.
SO Tuber Lung Dis. 1995 Jun;76(3):264-70. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96014897
AB SETTING: The notification rate of tuberculosis (TB) among residents in
Singapore has been declining at a mean rate of 5.6% per annum, from 307
cases per 100,000 population in 1960 to 54 cases per 100,000 population
in 1992. A National TB Notification Registry was set up in 1958 using a
manual card system, and was captured into a computer database from 1986.
OBJECTIVE: To monitor epidemiological trends of TB in Singapore with
more speed, versatility and analytical capabilities, a new
microcomputer-based surveillance system was developed in 1993. DESIGN:
The main software programmes used in this system were DBase IV (version
1.5) and Epi Info (version 5). These versions could use base memory
interchangeably and were therefore incorporated into a single
application DBase programme. Security features were incorporated into
the programme. The TB database was linked to the National HIV
Notification Registry to enhance surveillance of combined TB and human
immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV). RESULTS: The system was able to
track notifications and TB culture results, address letters and analyze
data and enabled prompt dissemination of information. CONCLUSION: The
authors believe that this system would enhance surveillance and provide
timely information for national TB control programmes. However, the
effectiveness of this system is dependent on an established notification
structure with notifications for tuberculosis of sufficient
completeness.
DE Database Management Systems Databases, Factual Disease
Notification/*METHODS Human Singapore/EPIDEMIOLOGY Tuberculosis,
Pulmonary/*EPIDEMIOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).