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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 1;210(0 1):S85–S90. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiu149

Table 1.

Characteristics Regarding AFP Surveillance and Routine Immunizations Among Surveyed Districts, Kenya, 2012

Indicator Districts (n) Districts Responding, % (n/22)
Insufficient financial resources for key surveillance elements 14 64
Calculated nonpolio AFP rate 5 23
Tracked number of nonpolio AFP cases 9 41
Surveillance feedback reports observed 17 77
Timely reporting 8 36
Conducted supervisory visits 10 45
Written documentation of supervisor feedback 7 32
Surveillance discussed at supervisory visits 13 59
Surveillance guidelines observed 21 95
Operational plan observed 14 64
Adequate number of specimen collection kits observed 13 59
Conducted immunization services 17 77
Population maps/tables for immunization planning observed 13 59
District contained populations not receiving immunization services 17 77
Vaccine interruptions at the national level 18 81
Monitoring chart observed 16 73
Monitoring chart was current 9 41
Calculated drop-out rate 8 36
Vaccine stock-outs at the district level 18 81
Unreliable transport 13 59

Total districts = 22.

Abbreviation: AFP, acute flaccid paralysis.