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Table 2 Checklist criteria and findings from the eight hospitals visited for sentinel site selection

From: Application of WHO’s guideline for the selection of sentinel sites for hospital-based influenza surveillance in Indonesia

Attribute

Criteria

Maluku

North Sulawesi

East Kalimantan

South Kalimantan

North Sumatra

Yogyakarta

West Nusa Tenggara

West Kalimantan

Feasibility

1. Hospital management agreeable to influenza surveillance

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

 

2. Two surveillance coordinating doctors available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

3. Surveillance nurse available to screen patients

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

4. Surveillance laboratory staff available for specimen collection

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

5. Surveillance medical records staff available to report data

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

6. Refrigerator for specimen storage available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

7. Specimen courier service available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not sure

Not sure

Not sure

Yes

Yes

 

8. Computer and internet access available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

9. Frequent internet problems at hospital

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

 

10. Adequate power supply for refrigerator

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

11. Back up generator available

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

12. Electronic or paper record for medical record system

Electronic

Paper

Paper

Electronic

Electronic

Electronic

Paper

Electronic

 

13. ICD 10 used

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Representativeness

14. District or province level hospital

Province

District

Province

District

District

District

Province

District

 

15. Hospital for all age groups

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

16. Hospital for all socioeconomic level populations

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

70% low income

60% low income

Yes

 

17. All wards can participate in surveillance

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

18. General or specialty hospital

General

General

General

General

General

General

General

General

Disease burden calculation

19. Hospital patient admissions per month

1100

576

1200

1000

240

920

1100

590

 

20. Patient home addresses available so that hospital catchment population can be estimated

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

21. X-ray conducted routinely for respiratory disease patients

Not sure

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

No

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