Assessment of the Supportive Function of the Surveillance System for Communicable Diseases at the Selected Sentinel Sites in Khartoum State, Sudan, in 2019–2022
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This study aimed to assess the supportive functions of Communicable Diseases Surveillance System (CDSS) at the selected sentinel sites in Khartoum, Sudan. A cross-sectional descriptive facility-based study was conducted in 93 selected sentinel sites in Khartoum between the period of 2019 to 2020. Data was collected using an interview-based questionnaire and checklist. A total of 304 focal persons were interviewed (medical director, medical officers, statisticians, and lab technicians). Workers who refused to participate were executed. The data analysis revealed that most participants (26.6%) were statisticians and 78.3% were permanent employees. Nearly 45.4% have a bachelor’s degree. The CDSS manual was accessible to 45.7%. Only 28% had a manual for sample collection. One hundred and twenty-three (40.5%) cadre have received basic training in CDSS guidelines. While routine supervision visits have been conducted to 93.8% of sentinel sites, only 86% received a feedback report. Most sentinel sites (86.2%) have offices but only 22.4% and 68.8% have computers and fixed telephones respectively. The mean of transportation was available in 67.1% of the sentinels. Conclusions: Supervisory visits and feedback rates were (93%) and (86.0%) respectively which exceeded the WHO standards. The majority of other supportive functions of the surveillance system were below WHO recommendation.
Institutions: University of Khartoum, AlMughtaribeen University
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407289661