Table 5. Surveillance Practices Self-Assessment results before and 3 months after Surveillance Training for Ebola Preparedness program, Côte d’Ivoire Border District*.
Surveillance practice |
No. (%) participants |
|
Before program, n = 21† |
3 mo after program, n = 21 |
|
Participant performs surveillance work as part of routine work responsibilities |
20 (95) |
21 (100) |
Most routine surveillance reports submitted to the district/region:‡ | ||
Were submitted on time | 19 (90) | 20 (95) |
Were complete | 16 (76) | 18 (86) |
Contained data on EVD indicating its presence or absence |
17 (81) |
10 (48) |
Most summary surveillance reports developed by the participants: | ||
Included tables, graphs, or maps | 5 (24) | 10 (48) |
Were analyzed using computer software | 7 (33) | 14 (67) |
Included interpretations of the data | 5 (24) | 13 (62) |
Included analyzed case-based data | 2 (10) | 3 (14) |
*EVD, Ebola virus disease. †The 21 respondents are a subset of the initial 54 participants. ‡Most indicates >50%.