Public health surveillance (also called field epidemiology) as defined by Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the ongoing systematic, collection, analysis, and interpretation of outcome specific data essential to the planning , implementation and evaluation of public health practises closely integrated with the timely dissemination of this data to those who need to know(1). This modern concept of surveillance includes 3 main features; the systematic collection of all relevant data, orderly consolidation and evaluation of this data and the prompt dissemination of the results to those who need to know (2). The IDSR is a strategy of the WHO Afro region adopted by the member states in 1998 as a regional strategy for strengthening weak national surveillance systems in the African region (3, 4). The DSNOs under the supervision of the Medical Officers of Health (MOHs) are responsible for surveillance activities within their Local Government catchment area. Therefore their role is very crucial to the success of the IDSR strategy.
Objective
To evaluate the immediate impact of training on Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) on the knowledge of Disease Surveillance and Notification Officers (DSNOs) and the demographic characteristics associated with the change in knowledge.