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Table 2 AFP performance indicators for Sokoto State, Nigeria, 2012–2019

From: Evaluation of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance indicators in Sokoto state, Nigeria, 2012–2019: a secondary data analysis

Performance indicator

Target

State performance

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Annualized non-polio AFP rate /100,000 < 15 years population

≥3

13.5

15

20.1

23.5

19.1

21.7

11.8

9.1

Proportion of AFP cases with two adequate stool specimens

≥80%

92.5

97

99.3

100

100

99.7

96.7

96.1

Timeliness of monthly reporting

≥80%

100

100

89

100

96

100

100

96

completeness of monthly reporting

≥90%

100

100

99

100

97

100

100

97

Proportion of AFP cases investigated within 48 h of notification

≥80%

98.3

100

100

99.4

100

100

100

100

Reported AFP cases with follow-up exam at least 60 days after paralysis onset.

≥80%

80.8

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

The proportion of specimens that arrived at a WHO accredited laboratory < 3 days of being sent

≥80%

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

Proportion of stool specimens arriving at the laboratory in good condition

≥80%

99.3

99.5

100

99.8

99

99

100

100

Proportion of stool specimens from which Non-Polio Enterovirus (NPENT) was isolated

≥10%

14.9

11.1

11.4

9.5

14

13

14

13

AFP surveillance index

≥1.6

12.5

14.6

20.0

23.5

19.1

21.6

11.4

8.7