From: An evaluation of the Zambia influenza sentinel surveillance system, 2011–2017
Indicator | Calculation/data inputs | Data source | Indicator value | Score |
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Simplicity | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on identification of cases | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 9.3% | 3 |
D: 7.0% | ||||
E: 27.9% | ||||
VE: 55.8% | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on obtaining consent | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 4.6% | 3 |
D: 13.3% | ||||
E: 35.6% | ||||
VE: 46.5% | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on completing the CIF | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 0.0% | 3 |
D: 0.0% | ||||
E: 27.9% | ||||
VD: 72.1% | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on sample collection | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 0.0% | 3 |
D: 5.7% | ||||
E: 80.0% | ||||
VE: 14.3% | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on packaging and storage of samples | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 0.0% | 3 |
D: 0.0% | ||||
E: 20.9% | ||||
VE: 79.1% | ||||
• Perception of surveillance staff on completing the screening/enrollment logbook | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [very difficult (VD), difficult (D), easy (E), very easy (VE)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire survey among surveillance staff at sentinel sites | VD: 0.0% | 3 |
D: 0.0% | ||||
E: 72.4% | ||||
VE: 27.6% | ||||
• Time to enroll a SARI/ILI case from patient’s identification to the sample packaging | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category (< 30 min, 30–60 min, > 60 min) / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire for surveillance staff at sentinel sites | < 30: 68.6% | 2 |
30–60: 20.0% | ||||
> 60: 11.4% | ||||
Acceptability | ||||
• Proportion of surveillance staff that is satisfied with the weekly bulletins | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [not satisfied (NS), poorly satisfied (PS), satisfied (S), very satisfied (VS)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire for surveillance staff at sentinel sites | NS: 0.0% | 3 |
PS: 0.0% | ||||
S: 25.6% | ||||
VS: 74.4% | ||||
• Proportion of surveillance staff that is satisfied with the feedback of laboratory results | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [not satisfied (NS), poorly satisfied (PS), satisfied (S), very satisfied (VS)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire for surveillance staff at sentinel sites | NS: 0.0% | 3 |
PS: 9.3% | ||||
S: 69.8% | ||||
VS: 20.9% | ||||
• Proportion of time allocated to influenza surveillance activities per week | Number of hours allocated to influenza surveillance activities per week / Number of working hour per week | Questionnaire for surveillance staff at sentinel sites | 22.5% | 3 |
• Number of ILI/SARI patients enrolled per day | Number of surveillance staff within each reported category [≤5 patients (≤5), 6–10 patients (6–10), > 10 (> 10)] / Number of surveillance staff interviewed | Questionnaire for surveillance staff at sentinel sites | ≤5: 95.2% | 3 |
6–10: 3.2% | ||||
> 10: 1.2% |