Table 1 Time between diagnosis and case information being entered into the provincial malaria information system
From: Timelier notification and action with mobile phones–towards malaria elimination in South Africa
Clinics with mobile reporting | Other clinics with same case investigator as those with mobile reporting | Other clinics in the municipality with other case investigators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Time period | October 2011-May 2012 | October 2012-May 2013 | October 2011-May 2012 | October 2012-May 2013 | October 2011-March 2012 | October 2012-March 2013 |
# of clinics | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 41 |
# of reported cases | 22 | 23 | 42 | 66 | 168 | 170 |
# of days on average (range) | 33.0 (12–60) | 7.3 (2–19) | 35.2 (7–78) | 28.9 (7–87) | 33.4 (8–79) | 42.6 (6–187) |
Median # of days | 37 | 7 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 27 |