INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to report the experience of an epidemiological field survey for which data were collected and analyzed using tablets. METHODS: The devices used Epi Info 7 (Android version), which has been modeled a database with variables of the traditional form. RESULTS: Twenty-one households were randomly selected in the study area; 75 residents were registered and completed household interviews with socioeconomic and environmental risk variables. CONCLUSIONS: This new technology is a valuable tool for collecting and analyzing data from the field, with advantageous benefits to epidemiological surveys.
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to report the experience of an epidemiological field survey for which data were collected and analyzed using tablets. METHODS: The devices used Epi Info 7 (Android version), which has been modeled a database with variables of the traditional form. RESULTS: Twenty-one households were randomly selected in the study area; 75 residents were registered and completed household interviews with socioeconomic and environmental risk variables. CONCLUSIONS: This new technology is a valuable tool for collecting and analyzing data from the field, with advantageous benefits to epidemiological surveys.
Authors: Yann Lambert; Muriel Galindo; Martha Suárez-Mutis; Louise Mutricy; Alice Sanna; Laure Garancher; Hedley Cairo; Helene Hiwat; Jane Bordalo Miller; José Hermenegildo Gomes; Paola Marchesini; Antoine Adenis; Mathieu Nacher; Stephen Vreden; Maylis Douine Journal: JMIR Form Res Date: 2022-06-16
Authors: Sarah Style; B James Beard; Helen Harris-Fry; Aman Sengupta; Sonali Jha; Bhim P Shrestha; Anjana Rai; Vikas Paudel; Meelan Thondoo; Anni-Maria Pulkki-Brannstrom; Jolene Skordis-Worrall; Dharma S Manandhar; Anthony Costello; Naomi M Saville Journal: Glob Health Action Date: 2017 Impact factor: 2.640