Table 1

Roles identified by interviewees within the IDEA surveillance system

CharacteristicsNumbers (%)*
Analysing data8 (73%)
Reporting data8 (73%)
Interpreting data9 (82%)
Maintenance of data5 (45%)
Data quality7 (64%)
Committee member4 (36%)
Data entry3 (27%)
Data linkage3 (27%)
Data extraction3 (27%)
Management of data6 (55%)
Advocacy5 (45%)
  • *The are multiple counts.

  • IDEA, Intellectual Disability Exploring Answers.