Reliability of administrative data to identify sexually transmitted infections for population health: a systematic review

201912 citationsReviewgold Open Access

Authors

Saurabh Rahurkar · Regenstrief Institute

Yenling A. Ho · Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Janet N. Arno · Marion County Public Health Department

Abstract

While existing studies have used ICD codes to identify STI cases, their reliability is unclear. Further, available evidence from studies of PID suggests potentially large variation in the accuracy of ICD codes indicating the need for primary studies to evaluate ICD codes for use in STI-related public health research.

Topics & Keywords

Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Reproductive tract infections research Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMJ Health & Care Informatics

Volume 26, Issue 1, pp. e100074-e100074

DOI: 10.1136/bmjhci-2019-100074

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