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Indicator name:
Substance use disorders: service delivery data collection system
Short name:
Service delivery data collection system
Data type:
Categorical
Indicator Id:
2526
Topic:
Health systems resources
Definition:
The existence of a national system of data collection based on health service delivery that collects data on the number of people with substance use disorders. In this context, a system of data collection based on health service delivery refers to an organized system of collecting data based on health service delivery, which usually incorporates admission and discharge data, number of outpatients contacts and similar. If existent, this could be for alcohol use disorders only, for drug use disorders only, two separate data collection systems for health services delivery for alcohol and drug use disorders or one data collection system for health services delivery which collects data relating alcohol and drug use disorders together.
Method of estimation:
The national authorities of a given country respond to the WHO ATLAS survey on resources for the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders.
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Periodic
Expected frequency of data collection:
Periodic
Contact person email:
msb@who.int
Name:
NMH/MSD/MSB
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