Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO Course

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EVENT INFORMATION

Course Name: Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO Course

Venue: Tech for Development Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Date: 6th to 10th Jan, 2020

Course Fee: KES 75,000 OR USD 1,100

Online Registration: Register here

Tech For Development -T4D would like to invite you to a high impact Training Course in Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA/ EPIINFO Course to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 6th to 10th Jan, 2020

NUTRITION ASSESSMENT AND SURVEY USING ENA/ EPIINFO COURSE

Introduction

Despite all efforts undertaken both nationally and internationally, poor nutritional status is still afundamentalcause of most non-communicable diseases and shortened life-span. The nutritional assessment and survey is done to obtain information about the prevalence and geographic distribution of nutritional disorders within a community or a specified population group. It can also be used to identify high-risk groups and to assess the role of different epidemiological factors in nutritional deficiency.

There are mainly two software programs used in nutrition assessments and surveys; ENA and EpiInfo. ENA analytical program has automated functions for sample size calculations, sample selection, quality checks, standardization for anthropometry measurements, and report generation with automatic analyses. It facilitates survey planning, data collection, analysis and reporting with the ability to generate automatic standard tables and graphs for anthropometric indices and plausibility check reports. On the other hand EpiInfo contains a module for making questionnaires and has much more sophisticated statistical functions. The two software can also be combined to ENA/EpiInfo software which combines the advantages of both systems.

Duration

5 days

Who should attend?

This is an intermediate course targeting participants with basic knowledge of Nutrition. It is recommended to project officers’ implementing nutrition projects, researchers, epidemiologist and students.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the training, participants should be able to:

  1. Understand the importance of nutrition assessments and survey

  2. Understand the basic anthropometric techniques application and reference standards

  3. Gain a general knowledge on how to install and work with ENA software

  4. Gain a general knowledge on how to install and work with EpiInfo software

  5. Program data entry forms

  6. Produce automated analyses of key mortality and nutrition indicators

  7. Conduct automated plausibility and data quality checks

  8. Generate reports that include results of these automated analyses.

  9. Install and work with ENA/EpiInfo Software

Course content

Module 1: Introduction

  • Definition of terms

  • Purpose of nutritional assessment and survey

  • Methods of nutritional assessment

  • Anthropometric and malnutrition

Module 2: Introduction to ENA Software

  • Installation of the software

  • Survey planning using ENA

  • Data collection using ENA

  • Data analysis and reporting using ENA

  • Quality and credibility check

Module 3: Introduction of EpiInfo Software

  • Installation of the software

  • Creating a questionnaire using EpiInfo

  • Data entry using EpiInfo

  • Basic Data Management and Analysis using EpiInfo

  • Calculating Anthropometric Measures using EpiInfo

  • Reading and writing different formats using EpiInfo

  • Intermediate Data Management & Analysis using EpiInfo

Module 4: ENA/EpiInfo Software

  • Introduction to ENA/EpiInfo software

  • Installation of the software

  • Advantages of ENA/EpiInfo

Module 5: Working With ENA/EpiInfo Software

  • Creating a survey questionnaire from scratch

  • Making a survey with the questionnaire template of ENA/EpiInfo software

  • Entering data into the questionnaire

  • Importing survey data from another software

  • Automatic generation of the data quality report

  • Automatic generation of the anthropometry graphs and survey report

  • Settings of the program

  • Survey planning and sample size calculation

  • Training anthropometry exercise in ENA/EpiInfo

REQUIREMENTS

This course is designed for participants who are reasonably proficient in English and have an understanding of basic ICT concepts. No prior experience in ENA or Epi Info is required.

METHODOLOGY

This instructor led training course is delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.

All facilitation and course materials will be offered in English. The participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

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TAILOR-MADE TRAINING

This training course can also be tailored for your organization. This way, your organization will benefit by:

  • Using own datasets and tools during the training.

  • Being able to choose areas of interest you wish the trainer to put more emphasis on.

  • Taking the course in-house or at a venue of choice.

  • Cutting on the cost of transport and accommodation.

TESTIMONIALS

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FAQS

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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Contact information

Email: outreach@t4d.co.ke
Tel: +254 706909947
Website: www.t4d.co.ke

Kind regards.
Rose Ireri,
Customer Relationship Officer,
Tech For Development
Innovation for impact