TABLE 1.
Selected data sources, grouped by accessibility, geographic granularity, sector, setting, and type of data.
| Characteristics | Data sources (N = 38) a |
|---|---|
| Acessibility | |
| Publicly and conveniently accessible online | BPS; CIHA; CMD; Micronutrientes; PNAUM; PNS; SI-PNI; SIA-SUS; SIH-SUS; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Sivep-gripe; SNGPC; and Vigitel |
| Restricted pre-authorized protocol-only access | AGHU |
| Access limited to or dependent on country-specific legislation - Freedom of Information Act | CIHA; e-SUS AB; Farmácia Cidadã; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PERIweb; SIAFI; SIASG/SISME; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIGAF; SIH-SUS; SINAN; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Site-TB; Sivep-gripe; and SNGPC |
| Available only to researchers working in the institution (only people from the institution that provides the database) | DATATOX; PERIweb; S-CODES; SIASG/SISME; and SIGAF |
| The process for obtaining data is not clear, without general regulation | None |
| Not accessible/Data not available for public use | APURASUS; BNAFAR; COAGULOPATIAS; Conecte SUS - APP; SAMMED; SIASI; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Geographic granularity | |
| National | APURASUS; BNAFAR; BPS; CIHA; CMD; COAGULOPATIAS; DATATOX; e-SUS AB; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; Micronutrientes; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PNAUM; PNS; SI-PNI; SIAFI; SIASG/SISME; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIH-SUS; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Site-TB; Sivep-gripe; SNGPC; VIGITEL; SAMMED; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Regional (province, state, more than one city) | AGHU; APURASUS; BNAFAR; CIHA; CMD; COAGULOPATIAS; Conecte SUS - APP; DATATOX; e-SUS AB; Farmácia Cidadã; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; Micronutrientes; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PERIweb; PNAUM; PNS; S-CODES; SAMMED; SI-PNI; SIAFI; SIASI; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIGAF; SIH-SUS; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Site-TB; Sivep-gripe; SNGPC; VIGITEL; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Municipality (one city) | None |
| Organization multi-sited | None |
| Sector of data source | |
| Public health system | AGHU; APURASUS; BNAFAR; CMD; COAGULOPATIAS; e-SUS AB; Farmácia Cidadã; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; Micronutrientes; SAMMED; SIAFI; SIASG/SISME; SIASI; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIGAF; SIH-SUS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Site-TB; VIGITEL; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Private sector | SNGPC |
| Both | BPS; CIHA; Conecte SUS - APP; DATATOX; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PERIweb; PNAUM; PNS; S-CODES; SAMMED; SI-PNI; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; Sivep-gripe; and VIGITEL |
| Type of data source | |
| Wholesaler | None |
| Pharmacy records | BNAFAR; CIHA; COAGULOPATIAS; Conecte SUS - APP; Farmácia Cidadã; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; Micronutrientes; SI-PNI; SIAFI; SIASG/SISME; SIASI; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIGAF; SISAB; SNGPC; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Patient records | AGHU; CIHA; COAGULOPATIAS; Conecte SUS - APP; e-SUS AB; SAMMED; SIASI; SIA-SUS; SIH-SUS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; Site-TB; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Setting of data source | |
| Ambulatorial | BNAFAR; COAGULOPATIAS; e-SUS AB; Farmácia Cidadã; FARMÁCIA POPULAR; HORUS; Micronutrientes; SI-PNI; SIA-SUS; SIGAF; SISAB; and SNGPC |
| Hospital | SIH-SUS |
| Both | AGHU; APURASUS; CIHA; CMD; Conecte SUS - APP; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PERIweb; S-CODES; SAMMED; SIASI; SICLOM; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; SISPRENATAL; Sivep-gripe; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Type of data | |
| Aggregate level b | APURASUS; BPS; CIHA; COAGULOPATIAS; DATATOX; Micronutrientes; PNS; S-CODES; SAMMED; SI-PNI; SIAFI; SIASG/SISME; SIASI; SIA-SUS; SICLOM; SIH-SUS; SINAN; SINITOX; SIOPS; SISAB; SISPRENATAL; SNGPC; and VIGITEL |
| Individual level | AGHU; BNAFAR; CIHA; Conecte SUS - APP; e-SUS AB; Farmácia Cidadã; HORUS; Micronutrientes; NOTIVISA/VIGIMED; PERIweb; PNAUM; PNS; SIA-SUS; SIGAF; SIH-SUS; SINAN; Site-TB; Sivep-gripe; SNGPC; and VIVA BEM - APP |
| Years coverage | |
| Since | 1979–2020 |
a
Data sources can be classified in more than one category within the same domain.
b
Data sources that provide aggregate level data and also figure as individual level can be available for research after requesting data for custodians and/or ethical approval.