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Table 1 (abstract A36). Evaluation of selected attributes of the measles-rubella surveillance system in Hyderabad, India, 2018

From: Proceedings of ‘FETP-ICON 2020’ Conference

Attribute

Indicators

n/N

%

Simplicity

Awareness about the definition of suspected Measles-Rubella case

12/12

100

Ease of case reporting, case investigation form filling, and data transfer to a higher level

12/15

80

Laboratory confirmation requirements and process

12/12

100

Flexibility

Understanding and implementation of case-based surveillance

17/19

89

New reporting and laboratory system

17/19

89

Change in the threshold for flagging outbreaks

12/13

92

Data Quality

Completeness of case investigation forms

19/25

76

Completeness of weekly reports

27/34

79

Variables missing from weekly reports

565/ 1768

32

Acceptability

Number of reporting units submitting a weekly report

33/34

97

Unreported cases detected in active case search

-

 

Sensitivity

Compared ‘non-measles non-rubella discard rate’ against expected – 2 per 100,000 population per year

For week 24, 2018 = 0.8

 

Timeliness

Timely submission of weekly report

1343/1768

76

Representativeness

Geographic distribution of reporting sites

15/15

100

Private facilities

108/141

76

Stability

All health facilities had identified human resources for measles-rubella surveillance.

  

Line lists of all reported cases and weekly reports available at assessed sites.

  

No system breakdowns were identified, such as out of stock of reporting forms and specimen collection kits.