ArticleBMC public health2016
Using short-message-service notification as a method to improve acute flaccid paralysis surveillance in Papua New Guinea.
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- A review on health system-based surveillance for acute flaccid paralysis: technological advancements, challenges, and outlooks.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Review
- Deep learning model meets community-based surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis.Infectious Disease Modelling · 2025Article
- Enhancing acute flaccid paralysis surveillance through the use of pictorial surveillance reminder cards during supplementary immunization activities, December 2014: a survey in Jigawa State, Nigeria.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Assessment of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance performance in East and Southern African countries 2012 - 2019.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Strengthening immunization service delivery post Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Liberia 2015-2017.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Assessing the Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Translation of a Text-Based Mobile Smoking Cessation Program in Samoa (TXTTaofiTapaa): Pilot Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Strengthening the Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Component of the Polio Eradication Initiative through Short Message Service (SMS) Reminders; Experience from Sokoto State, Nigeria 2014.Journal of immunological sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundHigh quality acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) surveillance is required to maintain polio-free status of a country. Papua New Guinea (PNG) is considered as one of the highest risk countries for polio re-importation and circulation in the Western Pacific Region (WPRO) of the World Health Organization due to poor healthcare infrastructure and inadequate performance in AFP surveillance. The Government of PNG, in collaboration with WHO, piloted the introduction of short-message-service (SMS) to sensitize pediatricians and provincial disease control officers on AFP and to receive notification of possible AFP cases to improve surveillance quality in PNG.
methodsNinety six health care professionals were registered to receive SMS reminders to report any case of acute flaccid paralysis. Fourteen SMS messages were sent to each participant from September 2012 to November 2013. The number of reported AFP cases were compared before and after the introduction of SMS.
resultsTwo hundred fifty three unique responses were received with an overall response rate of 21 %. More than 80 % of responses were reported within 3 days of sending the SMS. The number of reported AFP cases increased from 10 cases per year in 2009-2012 to 25 cases per year during the study period and correlated with provincial participation of the health care professionals.
conclusionsCombined with improved sensitization of health care professionals on AFP reporting criteria and sample collection, SMS messaging provides an effective means to increase timely reporting and improve the availability of epidemiologic information on polio surveillance in PNG.
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