African Nanomedicine Research (Applied Science/Tech) | 16 January 2005
Reliability Assessment of Public Health Surveillance Systems in Senegal: A Quasi-Experimental Study
M, a, m, a, d, o, u, S, o, w, ,, S, a, b, r, i, n, e, D, i, o, p
Abstract
Public health surveillance systems are crucial for monitoring infectious diseases in Senegal. However, their reliability needs to be rigorously assessed. A quasi-experimental study was conducted, employing statistical analysis with robust standard errors to assess system performance. The preliminary findings suggest that the detection rate for notifiable diseases is 85% (95% confidence interval: 78-92%). This study provides a methodological framework for evaluating public health surveillance systems, contributing to their improvement in Senegal. Further studies should include cross-validation and explore system scalability across different regions of Senegal. Public Health Surveillance, Reliability Assessment, Quasi-Experimental Design, Senegal Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p<em>i)=\beta</em>0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.