Table 3 Median delays (with interquartile range (IQR) and range) between cholera alerts, confirmation, response and launch of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi and Mozambique, 2015–2018
Country | Year range | Median delay between alert and confirmation | IQR (days) | Range (days) | Median delay between alert and response | IQR (days) | Range (days) | Median delay between response and launch of any WASH intervention | IQR (days) | Range (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 2015–2018 | 10 | 3–28 | 1–76 | 23 | 14–41 | 2–126 | 8 | 6–12 | 0–14 |
DRC | 2015–2018 | 7 | 3–25 | 1–76 | 22 | 16–42 | 4–78 | 7 | 5–7 | 3–8 |
Malawi | 2015 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 6–21 | 2–31 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Mozambique | 2015–2018 | 12 | 6–18 | 0–24 | 37 | 27–64 | 15–126 | 13 | 9–14 | 5–14 |