Open AccessAwareness and knowledge of disease surveillance and notification by health-care workers and availability of facility records in Anambra state, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Chinomnso C Nnebue,
CN Onwasigwe,
Prosper O. U. Adogu,
Ugochukwu Uchenna Onyeonoro
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.107557
Subject(s) - checklist , medicine , disease surveillance , environmental health , health facility , medical emergency , health care , observational study , public health , nursing , population , health services , economic growth , economics , psychology , pathology , cognitive psychology
Disease surveillance and notification (DSN) is part of the Health Management Information System (HMIS) which comprises databases, personnel, and materials that are organized to collect data which are utilized for informed decision making. The knowledge about DSN is very important for the reporting of notifiable diseases.