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Table 2 The availability of resources and supplies for cholera surveillance and case management in the health facilities.

From: Health facility preparedness for cholera outbreak response in four cholera-prone districts in Cameroon: a cross sectional study

Indicator

Modalities

Far North region

Littoral Region

Total

Kousseri(N = 15)

Mada(N = 11)

Total FN(N = 26)

Deido(N = 60)

Nylon(N = 48)

Total LT(N = 108)

LT + FN(N = 134)

N

%

n

%

N

%

n

%

n

%

N

%

n

%

HF with personnel trained in the last 12 months

Surveillance

5

33.3

11

100.0

16

61.5

43

71.7

41

85.4

84

77.8

100

74.6

Case management

7

46.7

11

100.0

18

69.1

2

3.3

6

12.5

8

7.4

26

19.4

Presence of supplies for case management

ORS

6

40.0

2

18.2

8

30.8

58

96.7

36

75.0

94

87.0

92

68.7

Ringer lactate

9

60.0

8

72.7

17

65.4

48

80.0

48

100.0

96

88.9

123

91.8

Zinc

1

6.7

0

0.0

1

3.8

17

28.3

22

45.8

39

36.1

40

29.9

Syringe and perfuser

10

66.7

9

81.8

19

73.1

58

96.7

48

100.0

106

98.1

125

93.3

Catheter for adult

9

60.0

9

81.8

18

69.2

48

80.0

46

95.8

94

87.0

122

91.0

Catheter for children

10

66.7

9

81.8

19

73.1

47

78.3

46

95.8

93

86.1

122

91.0

Doxycycline

7

46.7

7

63.6

14

53.8

48

80.0

42

87.5

90

83.3

104

77.6

Guide for case management

2

13.3

9

81.8

11

42.3

4

6.7

8

16.7

12

11.1

26

19.4

Presence of supplies for cholera surveillance

Case definition guide

4

26.7

9

81.8

13

50.0

15

25.0

7

14.6

22

20.4

35

26.1

Case reporting form

2

13.3

8

72.7

10

38.5

40

66.7

3

6.3

43

39.8

53

39.6

Archived filled reporting form

2

13.3

10

90.9

12

46.2

37

61.7

1

2.1

38

35.2

50

37.3

Investigation form

2

13.3

9

81.8

11

42.3

5

8.3

2

4.2

7

6.5

16

11.9

Archived filled investigation form

2

13.3

7

63.6

9

34.6

1

1.7

1

2.1

2

1.9

13

9.7

Rapid cholera diagnostic test

1

6.7

0

0.0

1

3.8

1

1.7

7

14.6

8

7.4

9

6.7

CaryBlaire

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

1

1.7

1

2.1

2

1.9

2

1.5

Stool bottle

8

53.3

8

72.7

16

61.5

51

85.0

36

75.0

87

80.6

103

76.9

Swab sticks

2

13.3

4

36.4

6

23.1

54

90.0

40

83.3

94

87.0

100

74.6