Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: reflections on a mHealth intervention

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dc.contributor.authorAndersson, Bo
dc.contributor.authorWu, Tsung-Shu Joseph
dc.contributor.authorO'Donoghue, John
dc.contributor.authorMastellos, Nikolaos
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorHardy, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorIde, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorHeavin, Ciara
dc.contributor.authorO'Connor, Yvonne
dc.contributor.authorCarlsson, Sven
dc.contributor.authorChirambo, Griphin Baxter
dc.contributor.authorLee, Hsin-yi
dc.contributor.funderSeventh Framework Programmeen
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-16T08:02:46Z
dc.date.available2020-09-16T08:02:46Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2020-09-15T11:59:22Z
dc.description.abstractPublic health surveillance and response to disease outbreaks is still a hurdle in many developing countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Pivotal in disease surveillance and response is the reliance on valid information, hence, the need for information which has high Information quality characteristics. A key issue with disease surveillance systems, stem from the diverse range of data sources with various levels of information quality that may affect the trustworthiness of the information. However, with the increasing diffusion of mobile phone technologies, there are opportunities to improve IQ. The aim of this study was to assess the information quality in data collected through a smartphone application the usefulness of such technologies in disease surveillance. Based on qualitative data from interviews, workshop and system specifications, it was found that information quality improves with the use of smartphone applications but aspects such as user competence, must be addressed to maximize the benefits of using mobile technologies for disease surveillance.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationAndersson, B., Wu, T., O'Donoghue, J., Mastellos, N., Thompson, M., Hardy, V., Ide, N., Heavin, C., O’Connor
, Y., Carlsson, S., Chirambo, G., & Lee, H. (2017) ‘Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention’, in Paspallis, N., Raspopoulos, M., Barry, C., Lang, M., Linger, H. and Schneider, C. (eds.) Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management (ISD2017 Proceedings). Larnaca, Cyprus: University of Central Lancashire Cyprus. ISBN: 978-9963-2288-3-6. http://aisel.aisnet.org/isd2014/proceedings2017/General/4en
dc.identifier.endpage12en
dc.identifier.isbn978-9963-2288-3-6
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/10524
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAssociation for Information Systemsen
dc.relation.projectinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7::SP1::HEALTH/305292/EU/Supporting Low-cost Intervention For disEase control/SUPPORTING LIFEen
dc.relation.urihttps://aisel.aisnet.org/isd2014/proceedings2017/General/4/
dc.relation.urihttp://isd2017.uclancyprus.ac.cy/
dc.rights© 2017, the Authors. This material is brought to you by the ISD 2017 Proceedings at AIS Electronic Library (AISeL).en
dc.subjectDisease surveillanceen
dc.subjecteHealthen
dc.subjectmHealthen
dc.subjectMalawien
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectIDSRen
dc.subjectIQen
dc.titleEnhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: reflections on a mHealth interventionen
dc.typeConference itemen
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