Feasibility of using a mobile App to monitor and report COVID-19 related symptoms and people's movements in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feasibility of mobile Apps to monitor diseases has not been well documented particularly in developing countries. We developed and studied the feasibility of using a mobile App to collect daily data on COVID-19 symptoms and people's movements.

Methods

We used an open source software "KoBo Toolbox" to develop the App and installed it on low cost smart mobile phones. We named this App "Wetaase" ("protect yourself"). The App was tested on 30 selected households from 3 densely populated areas of Kampala, Uganda, and followed them for 3 months. One trained member per household captured the data in the App for each enrolled member and uploaded it to a virtual server on a daily basis. The App is embedded with an algorithm that flags participants who report fever and any

SUBMITTER: Mugenyi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604357 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature