Table 3:
timeliness of reported AFP cases from onset of paralysis to the delivery of stool specimens in polio laboratories
| Parameters (n) | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time interval from onset of paralysis to notification | |||||||||
| % of reported AFP cases notified < 24 hours (n=8,927) | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.9 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 20.8 | 20.6 | 20.5 | 19.4 |
| % of reported AFP cases notified in 2- 3 days (n=11,089) | 22.8 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 23.7 | 25.4 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 24.9 | 24.1 |
| % of reported AFP cases notified in 4-7 days (n=12,930) | 30.3 | 28.6 | 29.4 | 28 | 27.6 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 27.1 | 28.1 |
| % of reported AFP cases notified in 8 - 14 days (n=8,329) | 19.9 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 18.1 |
| % of reported AFP cases notified in 15+ days (n=3,221) | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7 |
| % of reported AFP cases with missing notification date (n=1,518) | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Time interval from notification to Investigation | |||||||||
| % of reported AFP cases investigated < 24 hours of notification (n=37,593) | 82.9 | 81.6 | 78.6 | 76.9 | 81.6 | 79.9 | 85.4 | 87 | 81.7 |
| % of reported AFP cases investigated in 2- 3 days of notification (n=2,853) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| % of reported AFP cases investigated in 4-7 days of notification (n=1,242) | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| % of reported AFP cases investigated in 8 - 14 days of notification (n=322) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| % of reported AFP cases investigated in 15+ days of notification (n=138) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| % of reported AFP cases with missing dates (n=3,865) | 4.8 | 5.9 | 10.1 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 8.4 |