Abstract

MENEZES, Maria José Rodrigues de; CARMO, Eduardo Hage  and  SAMICO, Isabella. Evaluation of the Schistosomiasis Epidemiologic Surveillance System in two municipalities of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde [online]. 2012, vol.21, n.2, pp.213-222. ISSN 1679-4974.  http://dx.doi.org/10.5123/S1679-49742012000200004.

OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the Schistosomiasis Epidemiologic Surveillance System (SESS) in the municipalities of Antônio Cardoso and Catu, state of Bahia, Brazil. METHODS: evaluation carried out in 2004, considered the contextual determinants for the implementation of the intervention, structure and process of the SESS; it was adopted the research strategy of case study; for data collection, it was used the US Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines for Evaluating Surveillance Systems, and questionnaires to analyse context, structure and process. RESULTS: the study results indicate an SESS fragmented, individualized, and not prioritized by local managers. CONCLUSION: it is necessary an integrate work between Epidemiologic Surveillance professionals and other Health sectors, specially Primary Health Care, as well asfeedback of generated information by the SESS and restructuring of the Schistosomiasis Surveillance and Control Program.

Keywords : Schistosomiasis; Schistosomiasis Mansoni; Decentralization; Epidemiologic Surveillance; Program Evaluation.

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