Department of Family and Community Medicine, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
East Mediterr Health J. 2011 Nov;17(11):813-7. doi: 10.26719/2011.17.11.813.
Disease surveillance systems require that data are complete and submitted on time so that effective prevention and control measures can be initiated promptly. Qatar is in the elimination phase of measles control. A retrospective review of records was conducted in Qatar to evaluate the timeliness of notification and completeness of measles surveillance data. All the notification and investigation forms for the year 2008 were analysed. About 85% of the notification forms were missing at least 2 of the WHO recommended minimum data elements, and only 27.8% of the suspected measles cases were reported within 2 days. Lack of vaccination status information and blood specimen collection were the most prominent defects in the notification forms. The major deficiency in the investigation forms were information on the source of infection, measles serology results and date of blood specimen collection. Ways to improve the quality of the notification system need to be investigated.
疾病监测系统要求数据完整并按时提交，以便及时采取有效的预防和控制措施。卡塔尔正处于麻疹控制消除阶段。对卡塔尔 2008 年的所有报告和调查表格进行了分析。大约 85%的报告表缺少至少 2 项世界卫生组织推荐的最低数据要素，只有 27.8%的疑似麻疹病例在 2 天内报告。在报告表中，缺乏疫苗接种状况信息和采集血标本是最突出的缺陷。调查表格中主要的缺陷是感染源、麻疹血清学结果和血标本采集日期的信息。需要调查改进报告系统质量的方法。
