Is the HIV sentinel surveillance system adequate in China? Findings from an evaluation of the national HIV sentinel surveillance system

Abstract

Implementation of the national guidelines should be standardized by strengthening training, monitoring and supervision of all staff involved, including community-based organizations. National surveillance guidelines need to be revised to strengthen data quality and representativeness, particularly to include specific instructions on HIV testing result provision, collection of identifying information, sample size and sampling methods particularly for men who have sex with men (MSM), collection of refusal information, and data interpretation. Sustainability of China's HSS could be strengthened by applying locally tailored surveillance strategies, strengthening coordination and cooperation among government agencies and ensuring financial and human resources.

A Review of Data Quality Assessment Methods for Public Health Information Systems

“…This was followed by accuracy, in 5 institutional and 16 research publications [15,30,34,40,42,46,48,49,50,51,52,53,56,57,58,63,64,65,69,72,74]. The third most-used attribute, timeliness, was measured in 5 institutional and 4 research publications [22,30,40,42,44,45,64,69,73].…”

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence, trends, and geographical distribution of HIV among Chinese female sex workers (2000–2011): implications for preventing sexually transmitted HIV

“…Individual studies have often not separated these sites, but have generally referred to them as 'sentinel sites'. 32 'FSWs in the community' refers to those who were recruited through community-based organizations and referred by peers, rather than being directly sampled at the venues. Further, entertainment venues where FSWs solicit their clients can be classified into three social tiers: high-, middle-, and low-tier.…”

Exposiciones rábicas en Colombia: evaluación del sistema de vigilancia desde los actores

“…Otro aspecto relevante, fue que la calidad de la información depende necesariamente de los profesionales que realizan la notificación y verificación de la calidad de la información, la cual no es similar en todos los niveles [14]. La aceptabilidad está directamente relacionada con la simplicidad del sistema, ante lo cual los actores manifestaron que éste es complejo en su operación y que dada la multiplicidad de actividades propias de cada uno de los involucrados, no era bien recibido por quienes generan la información.…”