Avaliação da ficha de coqueluche dos casos positivos em dois municípios do interior paulista

Abstract

Introduction: Compulsory notification consists of the communication of diseases or related diseases in Ordinance No. 204, constitutes health information policies enabling electronic health records. Objective: To evaluate the completion of the compulsory notification form for pertussis between zero and four years of positive results from 2008 to 2016 in the municipalities of Botucatu and Marília in the state of São Paulo. Methods: Epidemiological study, descriptive of a cross sectional design, that evaluated the quality of filling the items contained in 159 compulsory notification sheets for pertussis from positive cases between zero and four years. Results: Of the total of 159 notification forms analyzed, 72 (45,29%) cases were reported in the city of Botucatu and 87 (54,71%) in the municipality of Marília. All the analyzed chips were categorized with partially filled. Some items considered optional that may have qualitatively compromised the control of the disease. Conclusion: The data revealed the need for health education actions on the importance of completing the instrument, as well as the review of items considered as optional.