Evaluating the response to suspected disease outbreaks using a short message service (SMS) model
Completed
- Conditions
- 14 priority diseases that require immediate reporting: adverse events following immunization, anthrax, cholera, Guinea worm, measles, neonatal tetanus, plague, Rift Valley fever, severe acute respiratory infections, viral hemorrhagic fever, yellow fever, and other (any public health event of national and international concerns).Infections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN79529838
- Lead Sponsor
- agasaki University (Japan)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 153
Inclusion Criteria
1. Health facilities that are listed on the Kenya Master Facility List (MFL)
2. Health facilities that offer curative services
3. Health facilities that are operational
4. Interviews will be conducted with health workers and disease surveillance coordinators who are literate and can comprehend English
Exclusion Criteria
1. Health facilities that are not listed on MFL
2. Health facilities that do not offer curative services
3. Health facility in-charges or a representative who cannot send SMS during training
4. Health facilities that do not have mobile phone network coverage in the area
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Percentage of health facilities that reported suspected outbreak cases within 24 hours to the next level<br>2. Percentage of health facilities that responded to suspected outbreak cases within 24 hours of notification
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To assess the feasibility of implementing the SMS-based outbreak alert system<br>2. To determine the impact of the SMS-based outbreak alert system on the timeliness of disease outbreak notification<br>3. To determine the impact of the SMS-based outbreak alert system on the timeliness of disease <br>outbreak response<br>4. To determine qualitatively the factors that influence performance on disease outbreak <br>notification and response<br>Documents review, structured interview, and knowledge assessment questions will be conducted to collect quantitative information. Key informant interview will be conducted to collect qualitative information.