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Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases in Brazil after 10-Years of Its Implementation: Completeness Evaluation

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  • Cainara Lins Draeger

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

  • Rita De Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

  • Wilma Maria Coelho Araújo

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

  • Izabel Cristina Rodrigues Da Silva

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

  • Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

  • Renata Puppin Zandonadi

    (Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil)

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the data quality of the Brazilian Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases (VE-DTA) through the evaluation of the completeness of the record after 10-years of its implementation. The study evaluated the measurement of completeness by quantifying ignored, incomplete or blank responses of the data items filled. The evaluation used the percentage of completion of these items regarding the total number of notifications registered in the system. We organized the results according to the general Category of completeness of the database, by year of notification and region of occurrence. We also evaluated the overall completeness percentages of the database and the completeness levels according to the degree of recommendation of completion of each variable (mandatory, essential, and complementary) by the VE-DTA manual. The system presented 7037 outbreaks of foodborne diseases. According to the completeness classification, the database presented general classification as Category 1 since it has 82.1% ( n = 5.777) of variables with the level of completion up to 75.1%. We observed that 8.6% of the database was classified as category 2; 9.2% as category 3 and 0.1% as category 4. The improvement on database quality regarding completeness can positively impact on public health and public policies, reducing the number of FBDs deaths.

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  • Cainara Lins Draeger & Rita De Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu & Wilma Maria Coelho Araújo & Izabel Cristina Rodrigues Da Silva & Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho & Renata Puppin Zandonadi, 2018. "Epidemiological Surveillance System on Foodborne Diseases in Brazil after 10-Years of Its Implementation: Completeness Evaluation," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:10:p:2284-:d:176398
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    1. Lígia Isoni Auad & Verônica Cortez Ginani & Eliana Dos Santos Leandro & Priscila Farage & Aline Costa Santos Nunes & Renata Puppin Zandonadi, 2018. "Development of a Brazilian Food Truck Risk Assessment Instrument," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-11, November.
    2. Adenilma da Silva Farias & Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu & Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho & Wilma Maria Coelho Araújo & Izabel Cristina Silva & Karin Eleonora Sávio & Renata Puppin Zandonadi, 2020. "Food Safety Conditions in Home-Kitchens: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Federal District/Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(13), pages 1-12, July.
    3. Adenilma da Silva Farias & Rita de Cassia Coelho de Almeida Akutsu & Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho & Renata Puppin Zandonadi, 2019. "Good Practices in Home Kitchens: Construction and Validation of an Instrument for Household Food-Borne Disease Assessment and Prevention," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-13, March.
    4. Alessia Tropea, 2022. "Microbial Contamination and Public Health: An Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(12), pages 1-5, June.

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