Missouri K-12 school collection and reporting of school-based syndromic surveillance data: a cross sectional study

摘要

School participation in collecting and reporting syndromic surveillance (SS) data to public health officials and school nurses’ attitudes regarding SS have not been assessed. An online survey was sent to Missouri Association of School Nurses members during the 2013/2014 school year to assess whether K-12 schools were collecting and reporting SS data. Z-scores were used to assess collection versus reporting of SS indicators. Logistic regressions were used to describe factors predicting nurses’ collection and reporting of SS indicators: all-cause absenteeism, influenza-like illness and gastrointestinal illness. Univariate predictors were assessed with Chi-Squares. In total, 133 school nurses participated (33.6?% response rate). Almost all (90.2?%, n?=?120) collect at least one SS indicator; half (49.6?%, n?=?66) report at least one. Schools are collecting more SS data than they are reporting to the health department (p?