Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies

The application of ICTs to systems for the surveillance of priority diseases in Latin America – such as the Chagas Disease – is a valuable contribution towards controlling a disease that poses a serious public health problem. This study undertook the assessment of a system for epidemiological survei...

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Autores principales: Cravero, Cecilia, Brunazzo, Federico, Willington, Ana, Burrone, Soledad, Fernández, A.R.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014
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Chagas
sistemas de vigilancia
TICs
surveillance system
ICTs
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7025
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Revista de Salud Pública de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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sistemas de vigilancia
TICs
Chagas
surveillance system
ICTs
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sistemas de vigilancia
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Chagas
surveillance system
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Cravero, Cecilia
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Willington, Ana
Burrone, Soledad
Fernández, A.R.
Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
topic_facet Chagas
sistemas de vigilancia
TICs
Chagas
surveillance system
ICTs
author Cravero, Cecilia
Brunazzo, Federico
Willington, Ana
Burrone, Soledad
Fernández, A.R.
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Brunazzo, Federico
Willington, Ana
Burrone, Soledad
Fernández, A.R.
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title Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
title_short Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
title_full Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
title_fullStr Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
title_full_unstemmed Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
title_sort surveillance system in chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies
description The application of ICTs to systems for the surveillance of priority diseases in Latin America – such as the Chagas Disease – is a valuable contribution towards controlling a disease that poses a serious public health problem. This study undertook the assessment of a system for epidemiological surveillance and healthcare based on information and communication technologies (ICTs), designed to detect Chagas seropositive subjects and provide health care for them, in an endemic region of Argentina. The actions were planned using two healthcare flowcharts for two target populations (children under 15 years of age and pregnant women) residing in three counties of the Córdoba province, and consisted of development of a Chagas surveillance system based on ICTs (ICTs-SSC), agreements with government and educational authorities, training of local field agents and health care teams for data filtering and incorporation, and monitoring of patients using the new system. Pre- and post-intervention records were statistically analyzed. The study population totaled 11,585 children under 15 years of age, (ICTs group, n = 5719; control group, n = 5866, obtained from secondary data sources of the Ministry of Health of the Córdoba Province). Higher record frequencies were obtained for the ICTs group; 50% of the control group contained no data for the variables under study. The ICTs-SSC was incorporated to the surveillance systems of the Ministries of Health of the regions under study, and there was a strong commitment of the healthcare teams both at local and government levels.
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spelling I10-R360-article-70252025-04-03T12:07:35Z Surveillance system in Chagas facilitated by information and communication technologies Sistema de Vigilancia en Chagas facilitado por tecnologías de información y comunicación Cravero, Cecilia Brunazzo, Federico Willington, Ana Burrone, Soledad Fernández, A.R. Chagas sistemas de vigilancia TICs Chagas surveillance system ICTs The application of ICTs to systems for the surveillance of priority diseases in Latin America – such as the Chagas Disease – is a valuable contribution towards controlling a disease that poses a serious public health problem. This study undertook the assessment of a system for epidemiological surveillance and healthcare based on information and communication technologies (ICTs), designed to detect Chagas seropositive subjects and provide health care for them, in an endemic region of Argentina. The actions were planned using two healthcare flowcharts for two target populations (children under 15 years of age and pregnant women) residing in three counties of the Córdoba province, and consisted of development of a Chagas surveillance system based on ICTs (ICTs-SSC), agreements with government and educational authorities, training of local field agents and health care teams for data filtering and incorporation, and monitoring of patients using the new system. Pre- and post-intervention records were statistically analyzed. The study population totaled 11,585 children under 15 years of age, (ICTs group, n = 5719; control group, n = 5866, obtained from secondary data sources of the Ministry of Health of the Córdoba Province). Higher record frequencies were obtained for the ICTs group; 50% of the control group contained no data for the variables under study. The ICTs-SSC was incorporated to the surveillance systems of the Ministries of Health of the regions under study, and there was a strong commitment of the healthcare teams both at local and government levels. La aplicación de las tecnologías de información y comunicación para los sistemas de vigilancia especializados en enfermedades prioritarias en América Latina como la enfermedad de Chagas, constituye un nuevo y valioso aporte para el control de la enfermedad que representa un grave problema de salud pública. El objetivo del presente trabajo fue evaluar un sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica y atención médica con el apoyo de tecnologías de información y comunicación (TICs), con la finalidad de detectar e introducir precozmente al sistema de salud a los individuos seropositivos para Chagas en un área endémica del interior de Argentina. Para ello se planificaron las acciones en función de dos Flujogramas de Atención, incorporando dos poblaciones objetivos (menores de 15 años y mujeres embarazadas), de tres Departamentos del interior de Córdoba y las acciones desarrolladas fueron: desarrollo del software del Sistema de Vigilancia para Chagas facilitado por TICs, acuerdos con autoridades gubernamentales y educativas, capacitación de agentes de terreno y equipo de salud de las zonas que efectuaron el tamizaje y posterior incorporación de datos y seguimiento de pacientes a partir del SVC-TICs. Los registros pre y post intervención fueron analizados estadísticamente. El número de población total incluida para este análisis fue de 11.585 menores de 15 años (Grupo TICs n= 5719 y Grupo Control n= 5866, obtenido de fuente de datos secundarios correspondiente a los registros del Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia).En el Grupo TICs se obtuvieron mayores frecuencias de registros, y en el 50% de las variables consideradas el Grupo Control no contenían información. El SVC-TICs, fue incorporado a los Sistemas de Vigilancia de los Ministerios de Salud de las zonas involucradas en el estudio, con un fuerte compromiso del equipo de salud a niveles locales y gubernamentales. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014-04-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7025 10.31052/1853.1180.v15.n2.7025 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 15 Núm. 2 (2011); 56-69 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v15.n2 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/7025/8091 Derechos de autor 1969 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0

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