Reporting rate of notifiable communicable disease in China:a meta-analysis
Objective To analyze the reporting rate of notifiable infectious diseases in China by literature published since 2004,and provide scientific references for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.Methods Databases including China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Wanfang database,VIP database,PubMed,Cochrane Library,and Web of Science were searched to collect observational studies on the reporting rate of notifiable infectious diseases in China from January 2004 to December 2022.Two researchers independently screened the literature and extracted data.Meta-analysis was then performed using the meta package of R software.Results A total of 50 studies were included in this meta-analy-sis.The overall reporting rate of notifiable infectious diseases from 2000 to 2021 in China was 96.52%(95%CI:95.04%-97.76%).The reporting rate in eastern regions(97.93%,95%CI:96.37%-99.06%)was higher than that in central and western regions(95.01%,95%CI:92.24%-97.20%),with a significantly statistical difference(x2=4.551,P=0.033).Reporting rate before 2014 was 92.89%(95%CI:90.08%-95.27%),while in and after 2014 it was 98.90%(95%CI:98.18%-99.44%).The reporting rate in and after 2014 was significantly higher than that before 2014(x2=30.082,P<0.001).Conclusion The overall reporting rate of notifiable infectious diseases from 2000 to 2021 in China was 96.52%,There are differences in reporting rates among different regions and periods,mainly manifested as higher reporting rates in the eastern region than in the central and western regions,and higher reporting rates in 2014 and later than before 2014.