Questions | Total subjects (n = 1093) | Among subjects with diagnosis experiences of reportable diseases (n = 406) | ||
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 | Numbers (%) of the agreed | Numbers (%) of the agreed among subjects who did report (n = 340) | Numbers (%) of the agreed among subjects who did not report (n = 66) | p value* |
a. How do you feel about the system in general? | Â | Â | Â | 0.00 |
   Convenient | 735 (67.2) | 264 (77.6) | 30 (45.5) |  |
   Inconvenient | 239 (21.9) | 71 (20.9) | 24 (36.4) |  |
   Not familiar with the system | 119 (10.9) | 5 (1.5) | 12 (18.2) |  |
b. Which is your preferred government agency you would like to report to? | Â | Â | Â | 0.09 |
   Center of Disease Control, National level | 230 (21.0) | 67 (19.5) | 20 (30.3) |  |
   Local Health Department, City or County level | 602 (55.1) | 199 (58.7) | 29 (43.9) |  |
   No preference | 251 (23.0) | 70 (20.7) | 17 (25.8) |  |
   Others | 10 (0.9) | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) |  |
c. If you can choose, what is the reporting method that you would like to use the most? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Reporting through telephone, operator | 623 (57.0) | 192 (56.5) | 34 (51.5) | 0.46 |
   Reporting through fax | 479 (43.8) | 196 (57.5) | 26 (39.4) | 0.01 |
   Reporting through internet | 460 (42.1) | 142 (41.8) | 34 (51.5) | 0.14 |
   Combining reporting with claims for reimbursement to NHI | 193 (17.7) | 56 (16.5) | 11 (16.7) | 0.97 |
   Reporting through telephone, machinery message | 152 (13.9) | 54 (15.9) | 11 (16.7) | 0.87 |
   Others | 17 (1.6) | 9 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.18 |
d. What kind of measures will increase your willingness to report? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Simplified reporting procedure | 805 (73.7) | 257 (75.6) | 43 (65.2) | 0.08 |
   Feedback of disease epidemic information from government through fax or telephone | 461 (42.2) | 163 (47.9) | 22 (33.3) | 0.03 |
   Increased insurance reimbursement by reporting | 270 (24.7) | 88 (25.9) | 21 (31.8) | 0.32 |
   Commendation by Ministry of Health | 110 (10.1) | 39 (11.5) | 10 (15.2) | 0.40 |
   Others | 20 (1.8) | 9 (2.7) | 3 (4.5) | 0.41 |