Sâmea Cristina Santos Gomes1, Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas2. 1. Medical Course, Center of Social Sciences, Health and Technology, Federal University of Maranhão (Universidade Federal do Maranhão - UFMA) - Imperatriz (MA), Brazil. 2. Department of Nursing, Graduate Program in Nursing and Collective Health, UFMA - São Luís (MA), Brazil.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Health information systems allow for the identification of problems in this field, and often represent the single source of information; therefore, accurate determination of their quality is crucial. AIMS: To analyze accessibility, opportunity and completeness as criteria for the quality of the information provided by System of Information for Notifiable Conditions (Sistema de Informação sobre Agravos de Notificação - SINAN) on Work Accidents under Exposure to Biological Materials (Acidentes de Trabalho com Exposição a Material Biológico - ATEMB) from 2010 to 2015. METHODS: Observational and descriptive study based on secondary SINAN data on ATEMB. The object of analysis was all ATEMB records from the 26 Brazilian states and Federal District from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015. RESULTS: Information is accessible and timely, while the data for the ongoing year are only made available the following one. The percentage of incomplete data in SINAM-ATEMB was high for the following variables: educational level, length of work in the current job, organic materials, serological status of affected individuals and source-patient, measures adopted, case progression and Work Accident Notification (Comunicação de Acidente de Trabalho - CAT); therefore, these variables cannot be included in analyses of risk factors. CONCLUSION: Despite the accessibility of the database and the relevance of its variables, SINAN-ATEMP exhibits problems in its quality that indicate an indisputable need to improve the completeness of information.
BACKGROUND: Health information systems allow for the identification of problems in this field, and often represent the single source of information; therefore, accurate determination of their quality is crucial. AIMS: To analyze accessibility, opportunity and completeness as criteria for the quality of the information provided by System of Information for Notifiable Conditions (Sistema de Informação sobre Agravos de Notificação - SINAN) on Work Accidents under Exposure to Biological Materials (Acidentes de Trabalho com Exposição a Material Biológico - ATEMB) from 2010 to 2015. METHODS: Observational and descriptive study based on secondary SINAN data on ATEMB. The object of analysis was all ATEMB records from the 26 Brazilian states and Federal District from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2015. RESULTS: Information is accessible and timely, while the data for the ongoing year are only made available the following one. The percentage of incomplete data in SINAM-ATEMB was high for the following variables: educational level, length of work in the current job, organic materials, serological status of affected individuals and source-patient, measures adopted, case progression and Work Accident Notification (Comunicação de Acidente de Trabalho - CAT); therefore, these variables cannot be included in analyses of risk factors. CONCLUSION: Despite the accessibility of the database and the relevance of its variables, SINAN-ATEMP exhibits problems in its quality that indicate an indisputable need to improve the completeness of information.
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Keywords:
exposure to biological agents; information systems; notification of occupational accidents
Authors: Leonel Lucas Smith de Mesquita; Arlene de Jesus Mendes Caldas; Vanessa Moreira da Silva Soeiro; Sâmea Cristina Santos Gomes; Thais Furtado Ferreira Journal: Rev Bras Med Trab Date: 2021-02-11