Imperial College London
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Dr Nikolas Mastellos

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Honorary Lecturer
 
 
 
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n.mastellos Website

 
 
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Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@inproceedings{Andersson:2017,
author = {Andersson, B and Wu, JT-S and O'Donoghue, J and Mastellos, N and Thompson, M and Hardy, V and Ide, N and Heavin, C and O´Connor, Y and Carlsson, S and Chirambo, GB and Lee, H-Y},
publisher = {ISD},
title = {Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: reflections on a mHealth intervention},
url = {https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=isd2014},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - 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 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 the usefulness of such technologies in disease surveillance. 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, must be addressed to maximize the benefits of using mobile technologies for disease surveillance.
AU  - Andersson,B
AU  - Wu,JT-S
AU  - O'Donoghue,J
AU  - Mastellos,N
AU  - Thompson,M
AU  - Hardy,V
AU  - Ide,N
AU  - Heavin,C
AU  - O´Connor,Y
AU  - Carlsson,S
AU  - Chirambo,GB
AU  - Lee,H-Y
PB  - ISD
PY  - 2017///
TI  - Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: reflections on a mHealth intervention
UR  - https://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1193&context=isd2014
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/64377
ER  -
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