Effectiveness of a Mobile Short-Message-Service-Based Disease Outbreak Alert System in Kenya

We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a text-messaging system used for notification of disease outbreaks in Kenya. Health facilities that used the system had more timely notifications than those that did not (19.2% vs. 2.6%), indicating that technology can enhance...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. 4; pp. 711 - 715
Main Authors Toda, Mitsuru, Njeru, Ian, Zurovac, Dejan, O-Tipo, Shikanga, Kareko, David, Mwau, Matilu, Morita, Kouichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.04.2016
Subjects
Anthrax - epidemiology
Anthrax - prevention & control
Cell Phone
cell phones
communicable diseases
developing countries
disease notification
Disease Notification - methods
disease outbreaks
Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control
Dispatch
Dracunculiasis - epidemiology
Dracunculiasis - prevention & control
Effectiveness of a Mobile Short-Message-Service–Based Disease Outbreak Alert System in Kenya
Epidemiological Monitoring
Health Facilities
Humans
Inservice Training
Kenya - epidemiology
Measles - epidemiology
Measles - prevention & control
Q Fever - epidemiology
Q Fever - prevention & control
randomized controlled trial
Text Messaging - statistics & numerical data
Workforce
epidemiology
bioterrorism and preparedness
developing countries
disease notification
public health surveillance
communicable diseases
disease outbreaks
Kenya
cell phones
randomized controlled trial
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Summary:We conducted a randomized, controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a text-messaging system used for notification of disease outbreaks in Kenya. Health facilities that used the system had more timely notifications than those that did not (19.2% vs. 2.6%), indicating that technology can enhance disease surveillance in resource-limited settings.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2204.151459