TY - JOUR AU - Osaro, Benjamin O. AU - Onyi, Titus AU - Obomanu, Hebron L. AU - Ben-Osaro, Ngozi V. AU - Afolabi, Titilope PY - 2024/07/05 Y2 - 2026/08/08 TI - Knowledge of Disease Surveillance and Notification System and its practice among health practitioners in private health institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria. JF - Journal of Public Health and Toxicological Research JA - J. Pub. Health Tox. Res. VL - 2 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://www.jphtr.com/index.php/journal/article/view/26 SP - 47 - 55 AB - The practice of disease reporting by health practitioners in private institutions is very poor. This study examined the knowledge and practice of disease notification among private health practitioners in Rivers State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional design was utilized on a cluster sample of 162 health practitioners recruited from 132 private health facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Data was collected on socio-demography, knowledge of Disease Surveillance and Notification System, diseases notification and its associated challenges. Descriptive and inferential statistics was done using IBM SPSS 25 software. ᵡ2 test and binary logistic regression analysis were used to test for associations and predictors of ever reporting at p < 0.05. Majority of the respondents were doctors (62.3%). About 84.0% have good knowledge of DSNS and 28.4% have ever reported, less than one-third used the appropriate tool. Factors associated with ever reporting were location (p = 0.007) or having a staff designated for reporting (p < 0.001), respondent’s qualification (p = 0.011), having previously been trained on DSNS’ (p < 0.001). Predictors were MBBS degree (aOR = 13.837; 95% CI = 1.130 - 169.396), having no designated staff for reporting (aOR = 0.146; 95% CI = 0.023 – 0.938), and no previous training on DSNS (aOR = 0.044; 95% CI = 0.004 – 0.526). Knowledge of DSNS was high and its practice poor among health practitioners in private facilities in Rivers State. Having an MBBS degree, trainings on DSNS and having a designated staff for reporting were predictors of ever reporting. ER -

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