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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: Public health surveillance is considered to be an essential tool in the prevention of outbreak of epidemics. The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of public health surveillance the control and prevention of communicable diseases in Ondo state. The study adopted the descriptive research method. 150 respondents were selected from public and private health facilities in Ondo state using convenient sampling technique. Public Health Surveillance’s Influence on Communicable Disease Questionnaire (PHSICDQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. The coefficient of 0.94 was obtained through the use of Cronbach’s Alpha to test the reliability of the instrument. The collected data were collated, screened and analysed using frequency counts and percentages for the demographic variable while the stated hypotheses were tested using chi-square at 0.05 alpha level. The findings of the study revealed that early detection and reporting, health data, health care delivery, media and public awareness will have significant influence in the control and prevention of communicable diseases. The study therefore recommended that government and other health stakeholders should ensure effective and efficient public health surveillance in order to avert epidemic disaster. |
| Keywords: epidemic, disaster, public health surveillance, communicable diseases, prevention and control |
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