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

Andersson, Bo LU ; Tsung-Shu, Joseph Wu ; O’ Donoghue, John ; Mastellos, Nikolaos ; Thompson, Matthew ; Hardy, Victoria ; Ide, Nicole ; Heavin, Ciara ; O´Connor, Yvonne and Carlsson, Sven LU , et al. (2017) In International Conference on Information Systems Development
Abstract
Public 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 (IQ) 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. Based on qualitative data from... (More)
Public 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 (IQ) 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. 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 and trustworthiness, must be addressed to maximize the benefits of using mobile technologies for disease surveillance. (Less)
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Proceedings of The 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development
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International Conference on Information Systems Development
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2938-5202
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Supporting LIFE (Supporting Low-cost Intervention For disEase control)
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English
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  abstract     = {{Public 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 (IQ) 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. 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 and trustworthiness, must be addressed to maximize the benefits of using mobile technologies for disease surveillance.}},
  author       = {{Andersson, Bo and Tsung-Shu, Joseph Wu and O’ Donoghue, John and Mastellos, Nikolaos and Thompson, Matthew and Hardy, Victoria and Ide, Nicole and Heavin, Ciara and O´Connor, Yvonne and Carlsson, Sven and Chirambo, Griphin Baxter and Lee, Hsin-yi}},
  booktitle    = {{Proceedings of The 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2938-5202}},
  series       = {{International Conference on Information Systems Development}},
  title        = {{Enhancing Information Quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: reflections on a mHealth intervention}},
  year         = {{2017}},
}