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[Source: Eurosurveillance, full text: (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 27, 07 July 2011
Surveillance and outbreak reports
The Chlamydia surveillance system in Sweden delivers relevant and accurate data: results from the system evaluation, 1997-2008
M Riera-Montes (
)<SUP>1</SUP><SUP>,2</SUP>, I Velicko<SUP>1</SUP>
Citation style for this article: Riera-Montes M, Velicko I. The Chlamydia surveillance system in Sweden delivers relevant and accurate data: results from the system evaluation, 1997-2008. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(27)
ii=19907. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19907
Date of submission: 06 August 2010 <HR>This study evaluates the ability of the Chlamydia surveillance system to provide relevant information to inform prevention and control activities in Sweden. The system was evaluated, according to the Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems from the United States Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, using surveillance data from 1997 to 2008. We interviewed staff from the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control, the National Board of Health and Welfare and one county medical officer (CMO). We conducted a survey among laboratories, CMOs and a sample of clinics. Satisfaction with the system was good for 86% of CMOs, all laboratories, and 99% of clinics. The interviewed stakeholders considered the system to deliver relevant and accurate information that is useful for health policy decision making. However, the objectives for Chlamydia surveillance should be clearly defined in order to adapt the system requirements, simplify data collection and improve timeliness.
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Eurosurveillance, Volume 16, Issue 27, 07 July 2011
Surveillance and outbreak reports
The Chlamydia surveillance system in Sweden delivers relevant and accurate data: results from the system evaluation, 1997-2008
M Riera-Montes (
- Department of Epidemiology, Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control (SMI), Solna, Sweden
- European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training (EPIET), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Stockholm, Sweden
Citation style for this article: Riera-Montes M, Velicko I. The Chlamydia surveillance system in Sweden delivers relevant and accurate data: results from the system evaluation, 1997-2008. Euro Surveill. 2011;16(27)
ii=19907. Available online: http://www.eurosurveillance.org/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleId=19907 Date of submission: 06 August 2010 <HR>This study evaluates the ability of the Chlamydia surveillance system to provide relevant information to inform prevention and control activities in Sweden. The system was evaluated, according to the Guidelines for Evaluating Public Health Surveillance Systems from the United States Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, using surveillance data from 1997 to 2008. We interviewed staff from the Swedish Institute for Communicable Disease Control, the National Board of Health and Welfare and one county medical officer (CMO). We conducted a survey among laboratories, CMOs and a sample of clinics. Satisfaction with the system was good for 86% of CMOs, all laboratories, and 99% of clinics. The interviewed stakeholders considered the system to deliver relevant and accurate information that is useful for health policy decision making. However, the objectives for Chlamydia surveillance should be clearly defined in order to adapt the system requirements, simplify data collection and improve timeliness.