Open AccessManagement information system for leprosy eradication programme - an alternative information system
Author(s) -
C. R. Revankar,
Nivedita Goyal,
BIRTE H. SORENSEN
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
leprosy review
Language(s) - Danish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2162-8807
pISSN - 0305-7518
DOI - 10.5935/0305-7518.19890017
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , information system , data management , medical emergency , operations management , database , pathology , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , economics
For efficient monitoring of multidrug therapy programmes for leprosy both at microlevel (individual patient monitoring) as well as microlevel (programme monitoring), DANIDA decided to develop an alternative, simple and quick information system using a computer. A patient data base system was designed using dBase III Plus package. The field workers of the National Leprosy Eradication Programme were trained in transcribing data on to coded data sheets. The data of 1750 patients of six leprosy control units from the 4 MDT districts were processed and feedback reports were sent to paramedical workers and programme managers. The initial experience in the field over the past year has shown that a computerized management information system is feasible and well accepted by the field staff for the purpose of improving monitoring.