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Table 5 Assessment of confidence health workers’ levels in performing key IDSR tasks before and after the training

From: Evaluation of integrated disease surveillance and response (IDSR) core and support functions after the revitalisation of IDSR in Uganda from 2012 to 2016

IDSR task

% laboratory workers confident (n = 108)

% other health workers confident (n = 370)

Before

After

P-value

Before

After

P-value

Using SCDsa

4.60 (4.52 –4.74)

72.23 (72.31 – 72.31)

< 0.001

10.33 (10.30 – 10.36)

81.56 (81.52 – 81.60)

< 0.001

Generating HMIS reports

29.62 (29.55 – 29.69)

82.40 (82.32 – 82.47)

< 0.001

23.81 (23.77 – 23.85)

86.49 (86.38 – 86.60)

< 0.001

Data analysis

14.82 (14.65 – 14.99)

65.69 (65.60 – 66.59)

< 0.001

11.94 (11.91 – 11.97)

77.03 (36.99-37.07)

< 0.001

Outbreak investigation

7.59 (7.36 – 7.82)

74.09 (74.01 – 74.17)

< 0.001

13.04 (13.01 – 13.07)

78.94 (78.90-78.98)

< 0.001

IPCb

33.30 (33.21 – 33.39)

87.00 (86.94 – 87.06)

< 0.001

41.22 (41.17 – 41.27)

92.89 (92.86-92.92)

< 0.001

  1. aSCD: standard case definintion. b Infection prevention and control
  2. IPC?