Authors: 1Riky Hamdani, 2Arief Hargono, 3Purwo Atmodjo,
1&2Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Indonesia
3Sumber Glagah Leprosy Hospital, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the health problems in Mojokerto. The number of TB cases in Mojokerto district was 78/100,000 in 2015 and case detection rate value hasn’t reach 70% yet. Those problems would not actually happen if the surveillance gose well. The purpose of this study was to describe the problem of TB surveillance system based on the system and attributes as well as provide an alternative solution. Method: This research was a descriptive study with evaluation study design. This study was conducted in 21 Public Health Centers (PHC) and Mojokerto District Health Office. Data were collected through interviews with TB officer in 21 PHC and Mojokerto District Health Office, using questionnaires, and document analysis against TB data reports. Weaknesses were found in the TB surveillance system based on system components were 28,57% of officers still have not got the training, all officers holding >2 programs, the lack of computers and internet availability, the report accuracy was only 30% and completeness report only 80%, the data did not analyze by officers. While the weakness of TB surveillance systems on attributes were the lack of patient awareness in the check-up, the feedback was more than 3 months, the damage of information systems tuberculosis integrated > 1 time in a year and repair duration more than 1 week. Suggestion: Problem of TB surveillance system in Mojokerto regency contained in the system and attributes. Alternative issues for strengthening the surveillance system are the Department of Health training to health center officers, and monitoring as well as referrals to PHC that have problems in reporting.
Keywords: Tuberculosis, Surveillance, System, Attribute.
