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Methods Inf Med 1987; 26(02): 73-76
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1635490
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On-line Tropical Epidemiology -A Case-Study from The Gambia

Tropische Epidemiologie on-line - Eine Fallstudie aus Gambia
Kathryn M. Rowan
1   (From the Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia)
,
P. Byass
1   (From the Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia)
,
R. W. Snow
1   (From the Medical Research Council Laboratories, Fajara, Banjul, The Gambia)
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16 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

This paper reports on a computerised approach to the management of an epidemiological field trial, which aimed at determining the effects of insecticide-impregnated bed nets on the incidence of malaria in children. The development of a data system satisfying the requirements of the project and its implementation using a database management system are discussed. The advantages of this method of management in terms of rapid processing of and access to data from the study are described, together with the completion rates and error rates observed in data collection.

Eine computerunterstützte Methode zur Durchführung einer epidemiologischen Feldstudie über den Effekt imprägnierter Bettnetze auf die Erkrankungshäufigkeit von Kindern an Malaria wird beschrieben. Die Entwicklung eines Datensystems, das unter Benutzung eines Datenbank-Managementsystems die Erfordernisse des Projekts und seiner Implementierung erfüllt, wird erörtert. Die Vorteile dieser Methode, die im direkten Zugriff zu den Daten der Studie und deren schneller Verarbeitung liegen, werden zusammen mit den bei der Datensammlung beobachteten Vollständigkeits- und Fehlerraten beschrieben.

Key-Words

Epidemiology - Tropics - Microcomputers - Databases - Data Collection

Schlüssel-Wörter

Epidemiologie - Tropen - Mikrocomputer - Datenbanken - Datensammlung
 

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