An Analytical study of notifiable diseases in Sri Lanka at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children during the period January - June 1989

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dc.contributor.authorSENANAYAKE, GSen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-14T08:01:01Z
dc.date.available2011-02-14T08:01:01Z
dc.date.created2011-02-07en_US
dc.date.issued2011-02-07en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation: M.Sc.(Community Medicine), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM .en_US
dc.description.abstractUnder reporting is a world wide problem in prevention of communicable diseases. Developed countries have done several studies to identify the _ backs in their notification systems but in this country very few studies have been done in this field. Poor attitudes of doctors is the major set back for notification. Poor knowledge also plays an important role . This situation cannot be improved by enforcing the law alone but the mutual understanding between the curative health officer and preventive health officer.An attempt was made to evaluate the efficiency of the present notification system and it was found that only 38 percent of cases had been reported by the Lady Ridgeway hospital and of that only 12 percent had been investigated by the Public Health Inspectors in the Colombo district. This notification rate is similar to the rates of developed countries prior to introducing their new methods. Developed countries have used modern and expensive methods such as the toll-free telephone reporting system, the sentinel reporting system, the use of paid physicians and special public health personnel to canvass physicians etc. Developing countries cannot afford such expensive methods. Therefore these countries have to look for less expensive but more effective methods to improve their notification systems.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSENANAYAKE, GS, An Analytical study of notifiable diseases in Sri Lanka at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children during the period January - June 1989, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo PGIM , 2011-02-07: p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/128038
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM .en_US
dc.rightsPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, PGIM : Sri Lanka HELLIS Networken_US
dc.source.urihttps://hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.orgen_US
dc.subjectCommunicable diseasesen_US
dc.subject.meshHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practiceen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.titleAn Analytical study of notifiable diseases in Sri Lanka at Lady Ridgeway Hospital for children during the period January - June 1989en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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