Author/Authors :
Azar, F.E.F. iran university of medical sciences - School of Health, ايران , Masoori, N. tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Allied Health Professions, تهران, ايران , Meidani, Z. iran university of medical sciences - Department of Health Information Management, ايران , Paul, L. La Trobe University - School of Public Health, Australia
Abstract :
This article reports on a comparative study of the national notifiable infectious diseases surveillance systems currently employed in the United States of America, Australia and the Islamic Republic of Iran, with the aim of developing a modified system specific to the needs of the Iranian health system. Features of the surveillance systems examined in each country included: official data gathering structures; types of data collected; case definition and classification criteria; data collection processes; data analysis methods; disease classification systems; data dissemination and distribution methods; data quality control; and confidentiality procedures and guidelines. After consolidating the data, a model for an Iranian notifiable infectious diseases surveillance system was developed and was tested by the Delphi method in 3 stages.
