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Table 1 Malaria case notification and investigation in Vietnam from 2017 to 2021 (Secondary data analysis)

From: Performance and feasibility of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination in Vietnam: a mixed-methods study

 

Paper-based systema

eCDS – MMSb

Total

 

n = 12,498

n = 467

n = 12,965

Completeness in malaria notification

 No

35 (0.3%)

0 (0.0%)

35 (0.3%)

 Yes

12,463 (99.7%)

467 (100.0%)

12,930 (99.7%)

Delay in notification

 No

7978 (63.8%)

391 (83.7%)

8369 (64.6%)

 Yes (> 48 h)

4473 (35.8%)

0 (0.0%)

4473 (34.5%)

 Unable to evaluate due to data error

3 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

5 (0.0%)

 Missingd

44 (0.4%)

74 (15.9%)

118 (0.9%)

Completeness in malaria case investigation

 No

732 (5.9%)

14 (3.0%)

746 (5.8%)

 Yes

11,766 (94.1%)

453 (97.0%)

12,219 (94.2%)

Delay in case investigationc

   

 No

-na-

371 (79.4%)

371 (2.9%)

 Yes (> 48 or 72 h)c

-na-

20 (4.3%)

20 (0.2%)

 Unable to evaluate due to data error

-na-

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.0%)

 Missing

12,498 (100.0%)

75 (16.1%)

12,573 (97.0%)

Classification of malaria patients

 Indigenous malaria case

7715 (61.7%)

356 (76.2%)

8,071 (62.3%)

 Commune imported

1209 (9.7%)

83 (17.8%)

1292 (10.0%)

 District imported

425 (3.4%)

0 (0.0%)

425 (3.3%)

 Provincial imported

1824 (14.6%)

0 (0.0%)

1824 (14.1%)

 Overseas imported

593 (4.7%)

5 (1.1%)

598 (4.6%)

 Secondary transmission

0 (0.0%)

4 (0.9%)

4 (0.0%)

 Relapse

0 (0.0%)

7 (1.5%)

7 (0.1%)

 Case classification was not performed

732 (5.9%)

12(2.6%)

744 (5.7%)

Origin of imported case

 Indigenous malaria case

7715 (61.7%)

356 (76.2%)

8071 (62.3%)

 Imported within Vietnam

3457 (27.7%)

83 (17.8%)

3,541 (27.3%)

 From GMS countries

486 (3.9%)

1 (0.2%)

487 (3.8%)

 Other countries outside of GMS

107 (0.9%)

4 (0.9%)

111 (0.9%)

 Not recorded

733 (5.9%)

23 (4.9%)

756 (5.8%)

  1. aMicrosoft Excel-based dataset for malaria case-based data collected via paper-based reporting system between January 2017 and December 2020
  2. bElectronic Communicable Disease Surveillance (eCDS – MMS) system used in 2021
  3. cCase investigation must be done within 72 h from test result until Oct 2021. From Nov 2021, it must be done within 48 h
  4. dEither one of the dates (date of result of the malaria diagnosis or date of reporting of malaria case) was missing