Use of personal digital assistants in household surveys in demographic surveillance systems : final report

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dc.contributor.authorMukasa, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorAlly, Nasoro
dc.contributor.authorMumbi, Anastasia
dc.contributor.authorMkilindi, Yahaya
dc.contributor.authorKahumba, Liberatus
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-07T18:37:37Z
dc.date.available2009-10-07T18:37:37Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThe project aimed to ensure better resource allocation decisions for health purposes in Least Developed Countries (LDC) such as Tanzania, by improving data gathering and analysis using Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). As well, it helped establish the feasibility of employing paperless data collection methods in demographic surveillance systems (DSS). This paper reports on the project activities and outcomes. It focuses on methodology as well as experiences of researchers and survey respondents.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (26 p. : ill.)en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/40262
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIfakara Health Institute (IHI), Ifakara, TZen
dc.subjectEVALUATIONen
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectHEALTH SURVEYSen
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTINGen
dc.subjectMORTALITYen
dc.subjectMORBIDITYen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSen
dc.subjectICTen
dc.subjectMOBILE TECHNOLOGYen
dc.subjectTANZANIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleUse of personal digital assistants in household surveys in demographic surveillance systems : final reporten
dc.typeIDRC Final Reporten
idrc.copyright.holderOscar Mukasa, Nasaro Ally, Anastasia Mumbi, Yahaya Mkilindi, Liberatus Kahumba, Francis Levira, Hilda Mushi, Honorath Masanja
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceOA Permission Licenseen
idrc.copyright.oareleasedocrecordsserverdocnumber270241
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber102240001
idrc.project.number102240
idrc.project.titleDevelopment of Personal Data Assistant (PDA) for Household Surveys in Demographic Surveillance Systems (Tanzania)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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