| Titre : |
Pilot study of the completeness of notification of adult tuberculosis in Athens, Greece |
| Type de document : |
document électronique |
| Auteurs : |
A.B. Ibarz-Pavón, Auteur ; D. Papaventsis, Auteur ; R. Kalkouni, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) |
| Année de publication : |
2016 |
| Collection : |
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease num. 20(7) |
| Importance : |
p.920-925 |
| Présentation : |
ill. ; tab. |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
[DIVERS] géographie:Europe:Europe méridionale:Grèce
[TUBER] étude
[TUBER] traitement:structure:hôpital
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| Index. décimale : |
TU 3.6.e. Milieu du travail (dont personnel de santé) |
| Résumé : |
Setting: Sotiria Chest Diseases Hospital (SCDH), a referral hospital in Athens, Greece, 2012.
Objective: To assess the completeness of the mandatory notification system for tuberculosis (TB) at the SCDH, and compare the observed and estimated annual incidence rates.
Design: Record linkage and the capture-recapture method were applied. Data sources were the registers from the national mandatory notification register (Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention [HCDCP]), the National Reference Laboratory for Mycobacteria (NRLM) and SCDH records. The log-linear model with the lowest Akaike information criterion was selected as the most valid statistical model.
Results: The observed and estimated TB under-reporting rates at the national level were respectively 55% (95%CI 49-60) and 75% (95%CI 71-78). The observed completeness of the HCDCP, NRLM and SCDH registers were respectively 45% (95%CI 40-51), 66% (95%CI 61-71) and 36.5% (95%CI 31-42). The estimated TB incidence rate was 15 cases per 100 000 (range 13-19/100 000), compared to the 4.9/100 000 rate officially notified.
Conclusion: Adult TB incidence has been largely underestimated, and the TB burden is likely to be much higher than officially notified in our setting. A thorough review of the notification system should be carried out. The implementation of a network-based notification system and retraining of all relevant personnel is advised.
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| En ligne : |
https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.15.0907 |
| Format de la ressource électronique : |
Article en ligne |
| Permalink : |
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Pilot study of the completeness of notification of adult tuberculosis in Athens, Greece (2016)
