Case study of Argus in Togo: An SMS and web-based application to support public health surveillance, results from 2016 to 2019
| العنوان: | Case study of Argus in Togo: An SMS and web-based application to support public health surveillance, results from 2016 to 2019 |
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| المؤلفون: | Fatoumata Binta Tidiane Diallo, José Guerra, Hamadi Assane, Pierre Nabeth, Lucile Imboua, Aklagba Kuawo Kuassi, Florentina Rafael, Kokou Mawule Davi, Farihétou Ouro-kavalah, Ganiou Tchaniley, Nassirou Ouro-Nile, Tsidi Agbeko Tamekloe |
| المصدر: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 15, Iss 12, p e0243131 (2020) |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020. |
| سنة النشر: | 2020 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Epidemiology, Computer science, Data management, Pilot Projects, Web Browser, Geographical Locations, Public health surveillance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Health care, Medicine and Health Sciences, Public Health Surveillance, Public and Occupational Health, Computer Networks, Data reporting, Data Management, computer.programming_language, Argus, Disease surveillance, Multidisciplinary, Data Collection, Health Care Costs, Research Design, Togo, Medicine, Engineering and Technology, The Internet, Medical emergency, Research Article, Diarrhea, Computer and Information Sciences, Science, Equipment, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Disease Surveillance, Signs and Symptoms, medicine, Humans, Web application, Communication Equipment, Internet, Text Messaging, business.industry, medicine.disease, Health Care, Health Care Facilities, People and Places, Africa, Cell Phones, Clinical Medicine, business, computer, Cell Phone |
| الوصف: | Introduction Argus is an open source electronic solution to facilitate the reporting and management of public health surveillance data. Its components include an Android-phone application, used by healthcare facilities to report results via SMS; and a central server located at the Ministry of Health, displaying aggregated results on a web platform for intermediate and central levels. This study describes the results of the use of Argus in two regions of Togo. Methods Argus was used in 148 healthcare facilities from May 2016 to July 2018, expanding to 185 healthcare facilities from July 2018. Data from week 21 of 2016 to week 12 of 2019 was extracted from the Argus database and analysed. An assessment mission took place in August 2016 to collect users’ satisfaction, to estimate the concordance of the received data with the collected data, and to estimate the time required to report data with Argus. Results Overall completeness of data reporting was 76%, with 80% of reports from a given week being received before Tuesday 9PM. Concordance of data received from Argus and standard paper forms was 99.7%. Median time needed to send a report using Argus was 4 minutes. Overall completeness of data review at district, regional, and central levels were 89%, 68%, and 35% respectively. Implementation cost of Argus was 23 760 USD for 148 facilities. Conclusions The use of Argus in Togo enabled healthcare facilities to send weekly reports and alerts through SMS in a user-friendly, reliable and timely manner. Reengagement of surveillance officers at all levels, especially at the central level, enabled a dramatic increase in completeness and timeliness of data report and data review. |
| تدمد: | 1932-6203 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::4abd3bb2b9da396db221428b3e4fcc25 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243131 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....4abd3bb2b9da396db221428b3e4fcc25 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 19326203 |
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