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VCT-COLLECT: A MOBILE BASED VOLUNTARY COUNCELING AND TESTING DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM Esmael Kedir, MSc 1 ; Solomon Atnafu, PhD 2 1 Jimma University, 2 Addis Ababa University INTRODUCTIONa OBJECTIVE TESTING ANALYSIS FUTURE WORK Esmael Kedir Email: [email protected] Phone: +251911071080 Solomon Atnafu Email: [email protected] The main objective of this project is to design and develop a mobile system for collecting VCT data using the open source ODK technology. The mobile application of the system has been installed on an android based mobile phone with GPRS enabled sim card. The server side web application of the system has been uploaded on google ‘s application server on free hosting. It takes about 20-30 seconds to send a single filled form during day time. Based on the current GPRS tariff, on average it takes less than 0.1 ETB to send one form. Currently, most organizations collect data on paper forms despite inefficiencies such as the physical collection of completed forms, data transcription errors, and long delays before the data is available. Information regarding even one of the most fatal diseases, HIV/AIDS, is collected on paper forms. The fact that mobile phones are also being used in rural areas in addition to urban areas provides a good opportunity to use mobile phones for health data collection. Mobile phones are currently being used for data collection in various fields like health, forestry, disaster control and so on. Since data is collected through the existing mobile network infrastructure, the initial deployment cost of such systems is very low, which makes them more appropriate for developing countries. 1. Yaw Anokwa , Carl Hartung et al, “Open Source Data Collection in the Developing world." IEEE Computer magazine October 2009 2. “Piloting Mhealth: A Research Scan”, http://mobileactive.org/tagging/mobile-health ,Emily Blynn , 3. “HIV Care and ART Update in Ethiopia” ,www.etharc.com , Ethiopian AIDS Resource Center Figure 1. Sample Monthly VCT Report Form PROBLEM Problem Statement •Ethiopian ministry of health collects monthly HIV VCT reports from all over the nation using paper forms. • The reports are recompiled at zone, region and federal level, which is error prone. • There is considerable delay until the data is available for consumption. Hence ,the national VCT reports lag behind ,especially for rural areas. Monthly VCT Report Reporting Zone___________ Reporting month__________ Reporting date ___________ Age Pretest counseled Tested Posttest counseled Positive M F M F M F M F 0-4 5-14 15-19 20-24 25-49 >50 Total Mobile Client Interne t Web Server VCTAggregate VCT Database GPRS Web Client Web Browser VCT Collect Figure 2. General Architecture of the system DESIGN The system is designed based on the ODK architecture. It uses GPRS network to collect forms from the mobile phone. The mobile client runs on Android based phones and the server application can be accessed through standard browsers. Every VCT centers compiles monthly report and forwards to the Zone Health bureau. The report summarizes the VCT results by age and sex as shown on Figure 1. IMPLEMENTATION Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3 Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6 Figure 3.7 Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9 Figure 3.1-3.8 illustrate sample screenshots from the mobile application and Figure 3.9 shows sample window from the server side application Automatic identification of region, zone,… and map based analysis of the collected data based using GPS coordinates Extend the system to support other platforms in addition to Android REFERENCES

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VCT-COLLECT: A MOBILE BASED VOLUNTARY COUNCELING AND TESTING DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM

Esmael Kedir, MSc1; Solomon Atnafu, PhD2

1Jimma University, 2Addis Ababa University

INTRODUCTIONa

OBJECTIVE

TESTING

ANALYSIS

FUTURE WORK

CONTACTEsmael Kedir Email: [email protected]: +251911071080Solomon AtnafuEmail: [email protected]

The main objective of this project is to design and develop a mobile system for collecting VCT data using the open source ODK technology.

The mobile application of the system has been installed on an android based mobile phone with GPRS enabled sim card. The server side web application of the system has been uploaded on google ‘s application server on free hosting.

It takes about 20-30 seconds to send a single filled form during day time. Based on the current GPRS tariff, on average it takes less than 0.1 ETB to send one form.

Currently, most organizations collect data on paper forms despite inefficiencies such as the physical collection of completed forms, data transcription errors, and long delays before the data is available. Information regarding even one of the most fatal diseases, HIV/AIDS, is collected on paper forms.

The fact that mobile phones are also being used in rural areas in addition to urban areas provides a good opportunity to use mobile phones for health data collection. Mobile phones are currently being used for data collection in various fields like health, forestry, disaster control and so on.

Since data is collected through the existing mobile network infrastructure, the initial deployment cost of such systems is very low, which makes them more appropriate for developing countries.

1. Yaw Anokwa , Carl Hartung et al, “Open Source Data Collection in the Developing world." IEEE Computer magazine October 2009

2. “Piloting Mhealth: A Research Scan”, http://mobileactive.org/tagging/mobile-health ,Emily Blynn ,

3. “HIV Care and ART Update in Ethiopia” ,www.etharc.com , Ethiopian AIDS Resource Center

Figure 1. Sample Monthly VCT Report Form

PROBLEM Problem Statement• Ethiopian ministry of health collects monthly HIV VCT reports from all over the nation using paper forms.

• The reports are recompiled at zone, region and federal level, which is error prone.

• There is considerable delay until the data is available for consumption.

Hence ,the national VCT reports lag behind ,especially for rural areas.

Monthly VCT Report Reporting Zone___________Reporting month__________Reporting date ___________Age Pretest

counseledTested Posttest

counseledPositive

M F M F M F M F0-45-1415-1920-2425-49>50Total

Mobile Client

Internet

Web Server

VCTAggregate

VCT Database GPRS

Web ClientWeb BrowserVCT Collect

Figure 2. General Architecture of the system

DESIGNThe system is designed based on the ODK architecture. It uses GPRS network to collect forms from the mobile phone. The mobile client runs on Android based phones and the server application can be accessed through standard browsers.

Every VCT centers compiles monthly report and forwards to the Zone Health bureau. The report summarizes the VCT results by age and sex as shown on Figure 1.

IMPLEMENTATION

Figure 3.1 Figure 3.2 Figure 3.3

Figure 3.4 Figure 3.5 Figure 3.6

Figure 3.7 Figure 3.8 Figure 3.9

Figure 3.1-3.8 illustrate sample screenshots from the mobile application and Figure 3.9 shows sample window from the server side application

Automatic identification of region, zone,… and map based analysis of the collected data based using GPS coordinates

Extend the system to support other platforms in addition to Android

REFERENCES

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