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What is Electronic Data Collection

Chapter 34
Handbook of Research on Developments in E-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives
Collecting data on health statistics can be quite challenging because of the importance of getting quality samples with statistical power and the difficulties of reaching members of a population. Population level data is integral to estimations of disease burden to inform health promotion efforts and health service delivery in addition to the strategic allocation of resources. A number of initiatives have begun to explore the use of PDAs for electronic data collection specifically for large-scale health surveys, such as the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), which can improve the timely acquisition and processing and validity, reliability, and consistency of quantitative data metrics. Such systems are increasingly being migrated to SmartPhones (mobile phone/PDA hybrids).
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Opportunities and Challenges of Integrating mHealth Applications into Rural Health Initiatives in Africa
Patricia Mechael (Columbia University, USA)
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 24
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-670-4.ch034
Abstract
Within the broader field of eHealth, a new sub-specialization is emerging from the dramatic uptake of mobile phones throughout the world, namely mHealth. mHealth is characterized by the use of a broad range of mobile information and communication technologies including mobile phones, personal digital assistants, and remote medical devices and sensors to support medical and public health efforts. Mobile technologies serve as an extension of existing health information and telemedicine systems as well as stand-alone support systems for health professionals and individuals within the general public. This chapter highlights the developments and trends within mHealth and how the integration of mobile technology has been used to support the Millennium Villages Project. Each of the Millennium Villages, which serve populations ranging from 5,000 to 55,000 people, are located in ten countries throughout Africa, and they have been established to illustrate how targeted interventions valued at approximately $110 USD per capita can be used to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
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