Scaling up electronic village registers for measuring vital statistics in rural villages in Malawi
Setting for this study was 83 villages without electricity in Mtema Traditional Authority, Lilongwe District, Malawi.
Abstract
Setting for this study was 83 villages without electricity in Mtema Traditional Authority, Lilongwe District, Malawi.
Objectives of the study were to describe 1) the expansion of the electronic village register (EVR) to 83 villages in Mtema Traditional Authority, 2) the challenges encountered and changes made to render the system robust and user-friendly, 3) the value propositions developed to increase the system’s desirability, and 4) the results of the village register.
This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)
Citation
Gadabu OJ, Ben-Smith A, Douglas GP, Chirwa-Nasasara K, Manjomo RC, Harries AD, Dambula I, Kang’oma S, Chiumia T, Chinsinga FB. Scaling up electronic village registers for measuring vital statistics in rural villages in Malawi. Public Health Action [Internet]. 2018;8(2):79–84. Available from: http://ingentaconnect.com/contentone/iuatld/pha/2018/00000008/00000002/art00009#
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