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Components of HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance: Case Report Forms and Sources

Components of HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance: Case Report Forms and Sources. Developing a Case Report Form. In developing a Case Report Form, One Must: Select the WHO surveillance case definition to be used in the country Determine the clinical events to be captured

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Components of HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance: Case Report Forms and Sources

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  1. Components of HIV/AIDS Case Surveillance: Case Report Forms and Sources

  2. Developing a Case Report Form • In developing a Case Report Form, One Must: • Select the WHO surveillance case definition to be used in the country • Determine the clinical events to be captured • Select the unique identifier or set of identifiers

  3. WHO Case Definition: HIV Infection • HIV infection surveillance includes reports of all persons with HIV infection, regardless of clinical stage • Persons should be reported if they: • Are newly diagnosed regardless of clinical stage • Were previously diagnosed but not previously reported • Were previously diagnosed and reported at clinical stage 1 or 2 and progressed to stage 3 or 4 • The report should include the clinical stage at diagnosis

  4. HIV Case Reporting Data Outputs • The distribution of patient demographic and risk characteristics • Capture the spectrum of key events in course of HIV disease • Monitor levels of and trends in: • Diagnosis of HIV (infection or advanced infection) • Clinical stage at time of diagnosis • Use of ART and prophylaxis • HIV- and non-HIV-related deaths • Development and types of opportunistic illness • Time between most recent negative HIV test and diagnosis

  5. Function of the HIV Case Report Form • The case report form is used to standardise the collection of information that is obtained on all reported HIV cases • An HIV case report form is designed to: • Collect information that promotes understanding of HIV infection, morbidity, and mortality • Facilitate reporting an HIV case • Standardise the collection of variables

  6. HIV Case Report Form Links Surveillance Inputs to Outputs

  7. Developing the Case Report Form • A case report form should be designed with the following in mind: • The feasibility of completing the form • The need for reporting to be complete • The current and future needs of case reporting data • Maintaining the integrity of the reporting system • The acceptability of the form to persons responsible for submitting reports • The overall simplicity of the form

  8. Factors to Consider in Designing the Case Report Form • Availability of data • Consistency of data collected from the reporting sources • Validity of data • Sources of reports • Persons completing the form • Minimizing burden to staff completing the form

  9. Ensuring Quality Data • Case report forms must be completed correctly and in a timely fashion • Persons reporting cases must: • Have forms readily available • Know how to complete the form • Have instructions included with the form • Include information on who to call with questions and where form should be submitted

  10. Elements of a Case Report Form • A comprehensive case report form contains: • Reporting source information • Individual reporting the case • Facility from which case is reported • Date of report

  11. Elements of a Case Report Formcontinued • Patient information • Personal identifier (e.g. name) • Date of diagnosis • Demographic and risk characteristics • Vital status • HIV testing • HIV clinical stage and immunologic status at diagnosis and progression from stages 1 or 2 to advanced HIV infection • Treatment and care

  12. Patient Identifier, Demographic, and Vital Status Information

  13. HIV Risk Character Information

  14. HIV Clinical Stage, Immunologic Information, and HIV Testing History

  15. Identifying Reporting Sources

  16. Identifying Reporting Sources

  17. Multiple Data Sources, One Case HOSPTIAL/ ART CLINIC (name, sex, dob, residence, date of dx, facility of dx, art start date, prophylaxis, clinical staging, behavioural, vital status, VL, CD4) VCT CENTRE (name, sex, dob, behavioral, residence, date of dx, facility of dx) PRIVATE PHYSICIANS (name, sex, dob, residence, date of dx, facility of dx, art start date, prophylaxis, clinical staging, behavioural vital status, VL, CD4) VITAL STATISTICS REGISTRY (name, sex, dob, residence, date of death, cause of death) HIV CASE REPORTING DATABASE PMTCT CLINIC (name, sex, dob, residence, date of dx, facility of dx, art start date, prophylaxis, clinical staging, vital status, VL, CD4) LABORATORY (name, sex, dob, date of dx, VL and CD4 near or at dx)

  18. The Need for a Unique Case Identifier • HIV case-based reporting is unique among infectious disease surveillance systems because: • A person can acquire HIV only once • A person is diagnosed and reported with advanced HIV infection only once • Even if clinical status improves, cases should be reported only at: • Initial diagnosis of stage 1 or 2 infection • Initial diagnosis of stage 3 or 4 infection

  19. The Need for a Unique Case Identifier, continued • In order to accurately measure the level of and trends in disease burden surveillance programmes must identify duplicate cases and retain the report with the earliest date of diagnosis • A longitudinal surveillance database requires • Following reported cases over time • Identifying progression from stages 1 and 2 to advanced HIV infection • Updating a patient record when additional data are obtained

  20. Selecting A Case Identifier • The case identifier must: • Be unique to the individual • Not change over time or allow time of change to be known • Be easy to identify from a clinical record • Be something that is or is derived from routinely collected data • The case identifier must be able to: • Distinguish duplicate reports for the same person • Distinguish cases with the identifier who are different persons • Allow follow-up information from the surveillance programme and healthcare provider to be easily connected with existing information

  21. Selecting A Case Identifier, continued • The identifier must: • Be available without interviewing the patient • Allow evaluation of the surveillance system: • Permit assessing the completeness and timeliness of reporting • Permit assessing validity of data on case report forms • Be evaluated

  22. Mandatory Variables for Counting Cases • Only cases that meet the WHO HIV infection or advanced HIV infection surveillance case definitions should be reported • Required on the case report form for the surveillance programme to count a case are: • Case identifier (name or code) • Sex • Date of birth • Earliest date of diagnosis • Clinical stage and/or CD4 test result • Date of death (if applicable)

  23. Summary • HIV infection reporting: • Provides data on number and characteristics of persons with HIV and advanced HIV • Is used to determine current and future needs for ART and prevention programmes and to assess their impact • Countries should begin HIV reporting by: • Identifying reporting sites, staff and resources • Adopting the surveillance case definition • Determining who will be responsible for case reporting • Determine desired outputs • Develop a case report form with these factors taken into consideration

  24. Thank You Working Together to Plan, Implement, and Use HIV Surveillance Systems

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