title: [Study of infectious disease reporting by family physicians].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Reporting liability of family physicians/general practitioners is the keystone for proper surveillance of infectious diseases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to find out why some of the family physicians neglect to report infectious diseases to the health authorities and determine their motivation and attitude towards the infectious disease reporting system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self-fill-in questionnaire was used to obtain data. Of the 228 family physicians who were called to participate in the study 116 family physicians sent back evaluable questionnaires. Descriptive statistic method was used to analyze the data and determine the reporting frequencies and ratios.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Family physicians reported nearly 50% of all reported cases of infectious diseases. The main reason of underreporting was the lack of knowledge about the rules of the reporting system. According to most family physicians, an online based reporting system would be much more efficient instead of a paper based one.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors conclude that education of family physicians would be mandatory in order to improve reporting of infectious diseases.
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék Debrecen Móricz Zs. krt. 22. 4032 Békés Megyei Kormányhivatal Népegészségügyi Szakigazgatási Szerve Békéscsaba.
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tóth Csabáné Vraukó
authors.affiliation: Országos Egészségfejlesztési Intézet Budapest.
authors.forename: József
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vitrai
authors.affiliation: Békés Megyei Kormányhivatal Népegészségügyi Szakigazgatási Szerve Békéscsaba.
authors.forename: Gyula
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mucsi
authors.affiliation: Debreceni Egyetem, Népegészségügyi Kar Családorvosi és Foglalkozás-egészségügyi Tanszék Debrecen Móricz Zs. krt. 22. 4032.
authors.forename: Imre
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rurik
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003142:Communication; D018563:Disease Notification / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011634:Public Health; D057566:Self Report; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: bejelentés; communicable diseases; családorvos; disease reporting; epidemic surveillance; fertőző betegségek; general practitioner; járványügy; primary care physicians; surveillance