Reporting of National Notifiable Infectious Diseases (NNIDs) and Related Characteristics.
- Author:
Ye soon KIM
;
Kee ho PARK
;
Hyo soon YOO
;
Jun wook KWON
;
Euichul SHIN
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
National Notifiable Infectious Diseases (NNIDs);
reporting proportion;
knowledge;
attitudes;
practice (KAP)
- MeSH:
Communicable Diseases*;
Dermatology;
Humans;
Internal Medicine;
Logistic Models;
Pediatrics;
Postal Service;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Korean Journal of Epidemiology
2007;29(2):200-210
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
communicable diseases. The purposes of the study is to estimate reporting proportion of National Notifiable Infectious Diseases(NNIDs) and investigate characteristics related to reporting using KAP(knowledge, attitude, practice) model. METHOD: We surveyed randomly selected 2,185 physicians (speciality: internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology, general physicians) of their knowledge, attitude, and practice of NNIDs reporting through self-administered mail questionnaires. Of them, 231 physicians responded (response proportion: 10.6%). RESULT: The reporting proportion was estimated to 27.0%. Recognition level (knowledge) of NNIDs was relatively high with proportion of 69.4%, and attitude (public health importance) of reporting was 65.8%. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that knowledge, attitude significantly affected physicians' reporting in a positive direction (O.R. 6.2, 6.2 respectively). Whereas, senior age group, specialty (family medicine, pediatrics, dermatology) showed significantly lower reporting. General (tertiary care) hospital level of care showed significantly higher reporting practice (alpha=0.05). CONCLUSION: The NNIDs reporting proportion, 27.0% is similar with those studied recently. Continuous efforts to increase the performance level of communicable diseases surveillance system. Of those, restructuring surveillance systems considering characteristics of notifiable diseases classes must be stressed. Educational approach of physicians needs to be tailored specially to newly-designated diseases such as Group II, Designated Group NNIDs.
