Duplicate reporting of tuberculosis through internet-based reporting system in Puyang, Henan, 2005-2011

Objective To investigate the duplicate reporting of tuberculosis(TB) in Puyang, Henan province and provide evidence to improve the reporting quality. Methods The reporting cards of TB in Puyang from 2005 to 2011 were obtained from national disease reporting information system and were analyzed with Excel 2003 and SPSS 17.0. Results From 2005 to 2011,Totally 24 357 TB cases were reported in Puyang, in which 2690 were double reported, accounting for 11.04% of the total. The duplicate reporting of TB was in decline. The duplicate reporting card rate was highest in 2005(68.40%) and lowest in 2011(1.28%). Conclusion Careful checking and deleting duplicate cards is the key point to strengthen the management of TB reporting in the future.