Short Report: Comparison of Routine Health Management Information System Versus Enhanced Inpatient Malaria Surveillance for Estimating the Burden of Malaria Among Children Admitted to Four Hospitals in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMpimbaza, Arthur
dc.contributor.authorMiles, Melody
dc.contributor.authorSserwanga, Asadu
dc.contributor.authorKigozi, Ruth
dc.contributor.authorWanzira, Humphrey
dc.contributor.authorRubahika, Denis
dc.contributor.authorNasr, Sussann
dc.contributor.authorKapella, Bryan K.
dc.contributor.authorYoon, Steven S.
dc.contributor.authorChang, Michelle
dc.contributor.authorYeka, Adoke
dc.contributor.authorStaedke, Sarah G.
dc.contributor.authorKamya, Moses R.
dc.contributor.authorDorsey, Grant
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-18T14:40:54Z
dc.date.available2022-12-18T14:40:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe primary source of malaria surveillance data in Uganda is the Health Management Information System (HMIS), which does not require laboratory confirmation of reported malaria cases. To improve data quality, an enhanced inpatient malaria surveillance system (EIMSS) was implemented with emphasis on malaria testing of all children admitted in select hospitals. Data were compared between the HMIS and the EIMSS at four hospitals over a period of 12 months. After the implementation of the EIMSS, over 96% of admitted children under 5 years of age underwent laboratory testing for malaria. The HMIS significantly overreported the proportion of children under 5 years of age admitted with malaria (average absolute difference = 19%, range = 8–27% across the four hospitals) compared with the EIMSS. To improve the quality of the HMIS data for malaria surveillance, the National Malaria Control Program should, in addition to increasing malaria testing rates, focus on linking laboratory test results to reported malaria cases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMpimbaza, A., Miles, M., Sserwanga, A., Kigozi, R., Wanzira, H., Rubahika, D., ... & Dorsey, G. (2015). Comparison of routine health management information system versus enhanced inpatient malaria surveillance for estimating the burden of malaria among children admitted to four hospitals in Uganda. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 92(1), 18.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/6407
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.titleShort Report: Comparison of Routine Health Management Information System Versus Enhanced Inpatient Malaria Surveillance for Estimating the Burden of Malaria Among Children Admitted to Four Hospitals in Ugandaen_US
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