Table 3. Overall baseline Surveillance Practices Self-Assessment results from Surveillance Training for Ebola Preparedness program for 4 countries in West Africa, 2015*.
| No. (%) participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surveillance practice |
Côte d’Ivoire
n = 54† |
Guinea-Bissau
n = 52† |
Senegal
n = 52 |
Mali
n = 26 |
| Participant performs surveillance work as part of routine work responsibilities |
53 (98) |
39 (75) |
43 (83) |
20 (77) |
| Most routine surveillance reports submitted to the district/region:‡ | ||||
| Were submitted on time | 43 (80) | 25 (48) | 34 (65) | 19 (73) |
| Were complete | 34 (63) | 17 (33) | 36 (69) | 20 (77) |
| Contained data on EVD indicating its presence or absence |
37 (69) |
11 (21) |
19 (37) |
20 (77) |
| Most summary surveillance reports developed by the participants: | ||||
| Included tables, graphs, or maps | 14 (26) | 5 (10) | 6 (12) | 12 (46) |
| Were analyzed using computer software | 19 (35) | 11 (21) | 12 (23) | 15 (58) |
| Included interpretations of the data | 16 (30) | 9 (17) | 13 (25) | 16 (62) |
| Included analyzed case-based data | 5 (9) | 4 (8) | 11 (21) | 15 (58) |
*EVD, Ebola virus disease. †One participant did not complete assessment. ‡Most indicates >50%.