Étude de cas
Paperless registration during survey enumerations and large oral cholera mass vaccination in Zanzibar- the United Republic of Tanzania
PROBLEM: Field trials require extensive data preparation and complex logistics. The use of personal digital assistants (PDAs) can bypass
many of the traditional steps that are necessary in a paper-based data entry system.
APPROACH: We programmed, designed and supervised the use of PDAs for a large survey enumeration and mass vaccination campaign.
LOCAL SETTING: The project was implemented in Zanzibar in the United Republic of Tanzania. Zanzibar is composed of two main islands,
Unguja and Pemba, where outbreaks of cholera have been reported since the 1970s.
RELEVANT CHANGES: PDAs allowed us to digitize information at the initial point of contact with the respondents. Immediate response
by the system in case of error helped ensure the quality and reliability of the data. PDAs provided quick data summaries that allowed
subsequent research activities to be implemented in a timely fashion.
LESSONS LEARNT: Portability, immediate recording and linking of information enhanced structure data collection in our
Auteurs
- Mohammad Ali
- R. Hashim
- Anna Lena Lopez
- James Beard
- Benedikt N. Ley
- Kamala Thriemer
- Mahesh K. Puri
- Binod Sah
- Mohamed Saleh Jiddawi
- Abdul A Saleh
- Frédérique Marodon
- Jaqueline L. Deen
- Ahmed Khatib
- Godwin Enwere
- Lorenz von Seidlein
- Said Mohammed Ali
- Rita Reyburn
- Na Yoon Chang
- Valérie Perroud
- John D. Clemens
Langues
- Anglais
Année de publication
2010
Type
Étude de cas
Catégories
- Données
Maladies
- Choléra
Pays
- Tanzanie
Mots-clés
- ICT
Régions de l'OMS
- Région africaine