Tech for Development -T4D would like to invite you to a high impact Training Course in RESEARCH AND SURVEY USING ENA/EPI INFO to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from 19th to 23rd March 2018.
EVENT INFORMATION
Course Name: RESEARCH AND SURVEY USING ENA/EPI INFO
Venue: Tech For Development Training Center, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 19th to 23rd March 2018.
Course Fee: KES 75,000 OR USD 1,100.
Online Registration: Register here
INTRODUCTION
This training course will introduce participants to how Epi Info can be used to carry out the epidemiological analysis component of an outbreak investigation, through creating and analyzing a questionnaire for a simple common source outbreak.
DURATION
5 days.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is designed for disease investigators who are new to Epi Info but are familiar with computers, the disease outbreak investigation process, and are likely to have to analyse data for simple outbreak investigations. It is at an introductory level.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of this course participants will be able to:
- Design and enter data into a simple electronic data entry form
- Create quality checks
- Create line lists
- Analyse characteristics of illness such as incubation and duration
- Create bar graphs and Epidemic curves
- Create an attack rate table
- Identify to what extent different exposures are associated with illness
- Create maps Learning methods
Topics to be covered
Modules I:
Overview and Setting the Scene
- Introductions
- Brief overview of Epi Info 7
- Outbreak analysis – why we do it
- Outbreak analysis process
Modules II
Creating questionnaires (form designer)
- Introduction to Epi Info 7
- Creating an electronic version of a survey
- Types of fields
- Using Templates
- Formatting the workspace
Modules III
Adding intelligence to forms
- Revision and practice on first session
- Adding ‘intelligence’ (checks) to forms
- Useful checks
Modules IV
Entering, editing and looking at your data
- Entering data
- Editing
- Line lists
- Deleting records
- Saving and printing
Modules V
Data analysis using the visual dashboard
- The dash board tool box – line lists, frequencies means and graphs
- Filtering data and recoding
- Sending and Saving Output
Modules VI
Two by two tables
- Understanding, creating and interpreting two by two tables and attack rate tables
- Modules VII
- Classic Analysis
- Classic analysis
- Sorting, selecting, display
- Advantages and disadvantages of classic analysis versus visual dashboard
Modules VIII
Case study
- Using Epi Info to work through a case study of an outbreak investigation
- Module IX
- Mapping
- An introduction to creating maps using the Epi Map module
- Create a simple cluster map
- Create data filters
- Create a stratified map
- Create a time lapse
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Tailor-Made Training
This scheduled course can also be tailored for your organization. To find out how our tailor-made training can help your organization, call our team on Tel: +254 706909947, +25429166479
How to participate
Register as individual.
Contact Information
Tel: +254 706909947
Email: outreach@t4d.co.ke
Website: www.t4d.co.ke