Performance of Epidemic Preparedness and Response Committees to Disease Outbreaks in Arua District, West Nile Region

Table 3

The level of response to disease outbreaks in Arua.

Variable	Number (percentage)
Clarity of response roles of committee members
Yes	53 (51.5)
No	50 (48.5)
Limitations of threat by taking precautions
Yes	55 (53.4)
No	48 (46.6)
Level of adherence to response plans
Yes	49 (47.6)
No	54 (52.4)
Further training and use of volunteers in case detention
Yes	49 (47.6)
No	54 (52.4)
Cases are isolated in shelters during outbreaks
Yes	48 (46.6)
No	55 (53.4)
Supply of safe drinking water during cholera outbreaks
Yes	44 (42.7)
No	87 (81.6)
Sanitation promotion during outbreaks
Yes	87 (81.6)
No	19 (18.4)
Raising community awareness
Yes	84 (81.6)
No	19 (18.4)
Timeliness of notification of MoH
Yes	46 (44.7)
No	57 (55.3)
Response timeliness of authorities
Yes	54 (52.4)
No	49 (47.6)
Level of adherence to response plans
Yes	56 (54.4)
No	47 (45.2)
Provision of soap in cholera outbreaks
Yes	52 (50.5)
No	51 (49.5)
Use of surveillance data for outbreak response
Yes	62 (60.2)
No	41 (39.8)
Presence of RRT
Yes	51 (49.5)
No	52 (50.5)
Frequency of meeting during outbreak
Yes	38 (36.5)
No	65 (63.1)