Table 2 Time between diagnosis and follow-up
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) | 14.7 (0–40) | 2.5 (0–10) | 18.5 (0–65) | 5.3 (0–32) | 11.8 (0–69) | 23.5 (0–180) |
Median # of days | 13.5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
# of cases followed up within 2 days (% of total # of reported cases from the covered clinics) | 1 (5%) | 15 (65%) | 5 (12%) | 22 (33%) | 22 (13%) | 62 (36%) |