Made available in DSpace on 2012-09-06T01:11:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license.txt: 1748 bytes, checksum: 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 (MD5) 853.pdf: 1160754 bytes, checksum: 404239ad2aba2beb277c6aeeab90f1fb (MD5) Previous issue date: 1997 / O estudo teve como objetivo avaliar o Sistema de Vigilância Epidemiológica no Município do Rio de Janeiro. Foi utilizada a metodologia do CDC, que aponta sete características para avaliação de Sistemas de Vigilância: Simplicidade, Flexibilidade, Sensibilidade, Oportunidade, Representatividade, Aceiilidade e Valor Preditivo Positivo. Para análise das características do Sistema foram selecionadas duas doenças traçadoras: a Doença Meningocócica e as Hepatites Virais. Embora cada um destes agravos constitua um subsistema dentro do Sistema de V.E., foi possível a avaliação dos pontos críticos no fluxo de cada um deles e do sistema como um todo. O sistema foi analisado nos níveis local e central (estadual e municipal) por meio de entrevistas com os profissionais de saúde dos diferentes níveis e análise de documentos e bancos de dados do período (1994 a 1996) / The study aimed to evaluate the epidemiologic surveillance system in Rio de Janeiro city. The methodology used was developed by CDC, pointing out seven characteristics as tools for the evaluation: Simplicity, Flexibility, Sensitivity, Representativeness, Timeliness, Acceptability and Predictive Value Positive. Two diseases were selected as tracers of the system: meningococcal disease and viral hepatitis. Although representing subsystems, they were helpful in showing critical points in the flow of surveillance system of each and as a whole. The analysis comprised local and central levels (of the city and state of Rio de Janeiro), through interviews with health professionals, data and documental analysis of the period (1994 – 1996). Flow charts were drawn for each of the tracers according to the rules and comparatively, according to the results of the interviews with health professionals and authorities in different levels of the system. To perform the analysis different sources of information and criteria were used, such as: flow and elements of the system, recent inclusion of activities in the system, data and interview analysis of the characteristics and evaluation of the quality of data recorded in the epidemiological surveillance record. Concerning hepatitis surveillance, it´s recommended an improve in the timeliness and acceptability, so that the speed between steps can work better and all its elements be integrated. Meningococcal disease surveillance, was flexible, sensitive and showed a rapid response and good acceptability. Results point to the need to improve the integration between the elements of the system, including local and central levels, health facilities, diagnosis laboratories, health professionals and community.