Scientific Publications
- PMID: 26115656
- Title: Implementation of an electronic fingerprint linked data collection system a feasibility and acceptability study among Zambian female sex workers
- Abstract: Patient identification within and between health services is an operational challenge in many resource-limited settings. When following HIV risk groups for service provision and in the context of vaccine trials, patient misidentification can harm patient care and bias trial outcomes. Electronic fingerprinting has been proposed to identify patients over time and link patient data between health services. The objective of this study was to determine 1) the feasibility of implementing an electronic-fingerprint linked data capture system in Zambia and 2) the acceptability of this system among a key HIV risk group: female sex workers (FSWs).
- Date: 1970-08-22
- Year: 2016
- Journal: Global Health
- PMID Author: Wall KM, Kilembe W, Inambao M, Chen YN, Mchoongo M, Kimaru L, Hammond YT, Sharkey T, Malama K, Fulton TR, Tran A, Halumamba H, Anderson S, Kishore N, Sarwar S, Finnegan T, Mark D, Allen SA
- PMC Link #: PMC4489038
Implementation of an electronic fingerprint linked data collection system a feasibility and acceptability study among Zambian female sex workers
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