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Table 7 Core surveillance activities performance relating to PC-NTDs

From: Assessment of surveillance core and support functions regarding neglected tropical diseases in Kenya

Core surveillance

Activities

Indicators

IDSR Target

Community

Level

(N = 50)

Health Facility

Level

(N = 192)

Sub-County

Level

(N = 19)

County

Level

(N = 10)

  

%

% [n/N]

% [n/N]

% [n/N]

% [n/N]

Case detection

Proportion provided with IDSR standard case definitions

80

66 [33/50]

83 [159/192]

100 [19/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion using standard case definitions to detect at least one PC-NTD

80

58 [29/50]

60 [115/192]

53 [10/19]

70 [7/10]

Case registration

Proportion using specific case registers for PC-NTDs registration

80

68 [34/50]

19 [36/192]

NA

NA

Case confirmation

Proportion with a functional laboratory

80

N/A

52 [100/192]

100 [19/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion with the capacity to collect and store PC-NTD specimens

80

N/A

41 [79/192]

84 [16/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion that sent samples to a higher-level laboratory of at least one PC-NTD

80

32 [16/50]

18 [35/192]

NA

NA

Proportion that received reports on referred PC-NTD samples

80

32 [16/50]

80 [28/35a]

NA

NA

Reporting

Proportion having IDSR reporting forms always available

80

74 [37/50]

89 [170/192]

79 [15/19]

80 [8/10]

Proportion that reported at least one PC-NTD case

80

78 [39/50]

84 [162/192]

100 [19/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion that undertook zero reporting of at least one PC-NTD

80

N/A

81 [156/192]

100 [19/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion that met deadlines for submitting PC-NTDs surveillance reports

80

N/A

88 [143/162b]

84 [16/19]

80 [8/10]

Data analysis

Proportion that analysed data of at least one PC-NTD

80

42 [21/50]

58 [111/192]

84 [16/19]

80 [8/10]

Proportion that undertook trend analysis of at least one PC-NTD

80

N/A

44 [49/111c]

26 [5/19]

60 [6/10]

Proportion with action thresholds of at least one PC-NTD

80

N/A

29 [56/192]

74 [14/19]

80 [8/10]

Feedback

Proportion that received feedback from higher-level of at least one reported PC-NTD

80

54 [27/50]

36 [70/192]

53 [10/19]

60 [6/10]

Proportion that received at least one written feedback report from the higher level of a reported PC-NTD case

80

N/A

80 [56/70d]

N/A

N/A

Epidemic preparedness and response

Proportion with a rapid response team

80

N/A

NA

63 [12/19]

100 [10/10]

Proportion with adequate outbreak response supplies

80

N/A

NA

63 [12/19]

100 [10/10]

  1. NA – indicator was either not available or unmeasurable at the specific surveillance level
  2. a,b,c,d - denominators are derived from totals of a preceding affirmative outcome