Validation of a Mobile Health Technology Platform (FeverTracker) for Malaria Surveillance in India: Development and Usability Study

被引：16

作者：

Bhowmick, Ipsita Pal ^{[1
]}

Chutia, Dibyajyoti ^{[2
]}

Chouhan, Avinash ^{[2
]}

Nishant, Nilay ^{[2
]}

Raju, P. L. N. ^{[2
]}

Narain, Kanwar ^{[1
]}

Kaur, Harpreet ^{[3
]}

Pebam, Rocky ^{[2
]}

Debnath, Jayanta ^{[1
]}

Tripura, Rabindra ^{[1
]}

Gogoi, Kongkona ^{[1
]}

Nag, Suman Ch ^{[1
]}

Nath, Aatreyee ^{[2
]}

Tripathy, Debabrata ^{[1
]}

Debbarma, Jotish ^{[1
]}

Das, Nirapada ^{[1
]}

Sarkar, Ujjwal ^{[1
]}

Debbarma, Rislyn ^{[1
]}

Roy, Rajashree ^{[1
]}

Debnath, Bishal ^{[1
]}

Dasgupta, Dipanjan ^{[1
]}

Debbarma, Suraj ^{[1
]}

Tripura, Kamal Joy ^{[1
]}

Reang, Guneram ^{[1
]}

Sharma, Amit ^{[4
,5
]}

Rahi, Manju ^{[3
]}

Chhibber-Goel, Jyoti ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Indian Council Med Res, Reg Med Res Ctr Northeastern Reg, Dibrugarh, Assam, India

[2] North Eastern Space Applicat Ctr, Umaim, India

[3] Indian Council Med Res, Delhi, India

[4] Indian Council Med Res, Natl Inst Malaria Res, Delhi, India

[5] Int Ctr Genet Engn & Biotechnol, New Delhi 110067, India

来源：

JMIR FORMATIVE RESEARCH | 2021年 / 5卷 / 11期

关键词：

fever; health system; mHealth app; malaria; surveillance; mobile phone;

D O I：

10.2196/28951

中图分类号：

R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Background: A surveillance system is the foundation for disease prevention and control. Malaria surveillance is crucial for tracking regional and temporal patterns in disease incidence, assisting in recorded details, timely reporting, and frequency of analysis. Objective: In this study, we aim to develop an integrated surveillance graphical app called FeverTracker, which has been designed to assist the community and health care workers in digital surveillance and thereby contribute toward malaria control and elimination. Methods: FeverTracker uses a geographic information system and is linked to a web app with automated data digitization, SMS text messaging, and advisory instructions, thereby allowing immediate notification of individual cases to district and state health authorities in real time. Results: The use of FeverTracker for malaria surveillance is evident, given the archaic paper-based surveillance tools used currently. The use of the app in 19 tribal villages of the Dhalai district in Tripura, India, assisted in the surveillance of 1880 suspected malaria patients and confirmed malaria infection in 93.4% (114/122; Plasmodium falciparum), 4.9% (6/122; P vivax), and 1.6% (2/122; P falciparum/P vivax mixed infection) of cases. Digital tools such as FeverTracker will be critical in integrating disease surveillance, and they offer instant data digitization for downstream processing. Conclusions: The use of this technology in health care and research will strengthen the ongoing efforts to eliminate malaria. Moreover, FeverTracker provides a modifiable template for deployment in other disease systems.

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