Paperless registration during survey enumerations and large oral cholera mass vaccination in Zanzibar, the United Republic of Tanzania

• Main Authors: Mohammad Ali (Author), Jaqueline L Deen (Author), Ahmed Khatib (Author), Godwin Enwere (Author), Lorenz von Seidlein (Author), Rita Reyburn (Author), Said Mohammed Ali (Author), Na Yoon Chang (Author), Valérie Perroud (Author), Frédérique Marodon (Author), Abdul A Saleh (Author), R Hashim (Author), Anna Lena Lopez (Author), James Beard (Author), Benedikt N Ley (Author), Kamala Thriemer (Author), Mahesh K Puri (Author), Binod Sah (Author), Mohamed Saleh Jiddawi (Author), John D Clemens (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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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 s...