Objective To analyze variations in the scope of infectious disease epidemics concerned by government departments and the relationship between the changes and incidences of class A and B infectious diseases in Liaoning and Jilin province for developing strategies on infectious disease prevention and control.
Methods By searching official websites and internet databases, we retrieved policy documents referring to the prevention and control of infectious diseases published by government departments and health institutions of Liaoning and Jilin province from 2005 through 2016. Descriptive analyses were performed and Spearman correlation and univariate linear regression analysis were used to explore the correlation between the concern scope and local incidences of notifiable class A and B infectious diseases.
Results We totally retrieved 32 and 45 documents issued by Liaoning and Jilin provincial departments and institutions during the period. Compared to that in 2005 in Jilin province, the indicator for the scope of infectious diseases concerned by provincial departments increased by 41.00% and the incidence of notifiable class A and B infectious diseases decreased by 79.63/100 000 in 2017, respectively, with an obvious inverse correlation between the indicator and the incidence. During the period, the indicator for the scope of infectious diseases concerned by Liaoning provincial departments increased from 28.85% to 75.00% but no significant correlation was observed between the indicator and the local incidence of notifiable infectious diseases.
Conclusion The scope of infectious disease epidemics was increasingly concerned by local government departments of Liaoning and Jilin province during the period from 2005 to 2017 and the governmental concern is one of important factors for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.
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