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Table 5 Frequencies of common responses – qualitative data from surveillance focal points

From: Assessment of the integrated disease surveillance and response system implementation in health zones at risk for viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, following a major Ebola outbreak, 2021

Surveillance Focal Points—Open-ended questions

 

Health Facilities

Total Health Facilities

N = 309

n (%)

Health Zone Offices

N = 32

n (%)

Provincial Office

N = 6

n (%)

Concerns

Beni

N = 73

n (%)

Butembo

N = 34

n (%)

Karisimbi

N = 76

n (%)

Mabalako

N = 53

n (%)

Nyiragongo

N = 68

n (%)

Surveillance guides and data collection tools

15 (21%)

10 (29%)

20 (26%)

12 (23%)

14 (21%)

72 (23%)

2 (6%)

2 (33%)

Communication resources

13 (18%)

4 (12%)

19 (25%)

11 (21%)

21 (31%)

68 (22%)

7 (22%)

1 (17%)

Transportation resources

11 (15%)

3 (9%)

15 (20%)

10 (19%)

21 (31%)

60 (19%)

7 (22%)

0 (0%)

Training needs and capacity building

5 (7%)

5 (15%)

11 (14%)

5 (9%)

8 (12%)

36 (12%)

2 (6%)

1 (17%)

Supervision and/or feedback

9 (12%)

7 (21%)

2 (3%)

6 (11%)

0 (0%)

25 (8%)

2 (6%)

0 (0%)

Motivation of personnel

11 (15%)

2 (6%)

6 (8%)

0 (0%)

2 (3%)

21 (7%)

7 (22%)

0 (0%)

Harmonize data reporting systems

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (33%)

Availability of internet/Computers

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

4 (13%)

0 (0%)

Integration of more structures into IDSR

3 (4%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (4%)

0 (0%)

5 (3%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)