Conference Abstract | Volume 9 (ConfProc7): Abstract 104 | Published: 13 Oct 2026
Sumani Kwame Muburack1,2,&, George Akowuah2, Magdalene Odikro2, Gideon Kye-Doudu 2,3 , Zakaria Adam1,2, Samuel Sackey2
1Pusiga District Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Upper East Region, 2Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, School of Public Health, Legon, Accra, 3Fred Newton Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Volta Region
&Corresponding author: Sumani Kwame Muburack, Pusiga District Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Upper East Region, Email: sumanimubarack840@gmail.com
Received: 29 Aug 2025, Accepted: 28 Oct 2025, Published: 13 Oct 2026
Domain: Infectious Disease Epidemiology
This is part of the Proceedings of the 8th Ghana FELTP Scientific Conference and FELTP Competency Graduation, Accra, Ghana, 10 – 11 December, 2025
Keywords: data, quality, audit, DQA, SWOT, Pusiga, Ghana
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Cite this article: Sumani Kwame Muburack et al. Data quality audit of disease surveillance in Pusiga District, 2025: A SWOT analysis. Journal of Interventional Epidemiology and Public Health. 2026;9(ConfProc7):104. https://doi.org/10.37432/JIEPH-CONFPRO7-00104
High-quality surveillance data allows health authorities to make informed decisions and respond effectively to disease outbreaks. Pusiga District, despite having an effective surveillance team in place still encounters challenges with data quality. We conducted a data quality audit (DQA) in selected facilities to determine the strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) affecting surveillance data in Pusiga District.
Between January and February 2025, a DQA was conducted in Zong-Natinga CHPS, Widana Health Centre, and Blessing Hospital. Health staff were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire, surveillance records were reviewed, and surveillance operations were observed. Both internal and external factors influencing data quality were assessed, and findings were summarized into a SWOT analysis table.
A total of 13 participants were interviewed and majority were males, 61.5% (8/13). Ability to review data regularly, reporting on all zero cases, and dedicated staff who report to the next level were identified strengths. Weaknesses included facilities the absence of displayed list of notifiable diseases and case definitions, not charting case reports and lacking information flow charts. Opportunities comprised regular capacity building training for staff by the regional level, availability of logistics, provision of regular feedback from higher level and presence of a laboratory in some facilities. Threats include ongoing conflict in Bawku, language barrier, and cross-border-migration between Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso.
All facilities demonstrated commitment to zero reporting and regular data review and supported by staff training and logistics. However, the absence of displayed notifiable disease lists and case definitions weakens data quality. The District Surveillance Officer should ensure that all facilities have updated lists of reportable diseases and case definitions visibly displayed to strengthen disease surveillance in the district.
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