Table 2.
Performance of the IDSR support surveillance functions at health facility and district levels, Zanzibar
| Support activity | Primary health care facilitiesa | Hospitals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicb (n = 29) | Privatec (n = 11) | Publicb (n = 4) + private c (n = 1) | Facility Total (n = 45) | District Total (n = 10) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Standards and guidelines for surveillance | |||||
| Availability of national guidelines for surveillance | 3 (10) | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 4 (9) | 7 (70) |
| Supervision | |||||
| Supervised by higher level supervisor in the last 6 months | 28 (97) | 8 (73) | 1 (20) | 37 (82) | 4 (40) |
| Supervised health facility staff | NAd | NA | NA | – | 7 (70) |
| Have supervision checklist | NA | NA | NA | – | 6 (60) |
| Training | |||||
| Knowledge on IDSR | 5 (17) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (11) | 2 (20) |
| Awareness on IDSR indicators | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 2 (20) |
| Trained on disease surveillance | 18 (62) | 4 (36) | 2 (40) | 22 (49) | 10 (100) |
| Coordination | |||||
| Availability of surveillance focal person at the district | NA | NA | NA | – | 10 (100) |
aPrimary health care units (PHCUs) + primary health care centres (PHCCs). bPublicly owned. cPrivately owned. dNA Not applicable