The design of a case register for tuberculosis. A pilot study in the south-western Cape.
The development and piloting of a tuberculosis register that aims at providing a single source of information for the surveillance of tuberculosis and the measures for its control are discussed. Old-fashioned punch cards are appropriate in both isolated rural and sophisticated urban settings. The card system proved an effective and efficient clinic-based epidemiological tool but its implementation on a broad scale depends on the rationalisation of current administrative procedures.
Dick
J
J
National Programme for Tuberculosis Research, South African Medical Research Council, Parowvallei, W. Cape.
Youngleson
S M
SM
D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*