Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat
The 12th UGM Public Health Symposium

Performance Evaluation of EWARS (Early Awareness and Response System) for Leptospirosis Cases in Kebumen District Health Office in 2023

Tumiat (Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Akhmad Mukhibin (Dinas Kesehatan, Pengendalian Penduduk dan Keluarga Berencana Kabupaten Kebumen, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia)
Ahmad Watsiq Maula (Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jun 2024

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the performance of the early warning and response system (EWARS) in the Kebumen District Health Office in 2023 in general and specifically for early detection of leptospirosis cases. Method: This study was a descriptive evaluation study using secondary data from EWARS platform. The data was retrieved from the website web.skdr.surveilans.org. Results: The timeliness of EWARS reporting at community health centers and hospitals levels in 2023 were 95.42% and 96.23%, respectively. The completeness of EWARS reports at community health centers and hospitals levels in 2023 were 98.11%, respectively. A total of 314 alerts were reported by community health centers, while 413 alerts reported from hospitals during 2023. The most frequently reported alert from hospitals was leptospirosis. In the EWARS, 66 cases of leptospirosis were reported at week 11. Alerts from hospital reports from week 1 to week 11 have an increasing trend. An alert from the health center report appeared in the 9th week. The response that has been made is improving a health awareness on a leptospirosis around the affected community health centers and hospitals in the Kebumen area. In term of verification, 93.46% of the alerts reported by hospitals were verified within 24 hours. Conclusion: The timeliness and completeness of EWARS reporting in Kebumen District have surpassed the national targets of 80% and 90%, respectively. In the case of leptospirosis, community health centers need to increase early detection of symptoms and risk factors for leptospirosis.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

bkm

Publisher

Subject

Nursing Public Health

Description

Berita Kedokteran Masyarakat (BKM Public Health and Community Medicine) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that deals with the fields of public health and public medicine. The topics of the article will be grouped according to the main message of the author. This focus covers areas and scope ...