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EpiData software for operations research in tuberculosis control
This course material in operations research using EpiData software is based on an actual project that was carried out by participants of courses developed by The Union in collaboration with the EpiData Association in operations research capacity strengthening:

Mabaera B, Naranbat N, Dhliwayo P, Rieder H L.  Efficiency of serial smear examinations in excluding sputum smear-positive tuberculosis.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2006;10:1030-5.

Katamba A, Laticevschi D, Rieder H L.  Efficiency of a third serial sputum smear examination in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Moldova and Uganda.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007;11:659-64.

Mabaera B, Lauritsen J M, Katamba A, Laticevschi D, Naranbat N, Rieder H L.  Sputum smear-positive tuberculosis: empiric evidence challenges the need for confirmatory smears.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2007;11:959-64.

Mabaera B, Lauritsen J M, Katamba A, Laticevschi D, Naranbat N, Rieder H L.  Making pragmatic sense of data in the tuberculosis laboratory register.  Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2008;12:294-300.

Visit the Web site of the EpiData Association at http://www.epidata.dk to download the most recent version of EpiData software.  If you have no Internet access, you may obtain it from this site/CD-ROM under the tab Software.

EpiData software is in the public domain and freely available at the above Web site.  It is software custom-made for quality-assured data collection in public health.  It is based on the same principles as Epi Info 6, but is adapted to the Windows environment.

Data management and operations research with EpiData software
This course is designed for a group of about ten to twelve participants who have two 5-day weeks available for training (for parts A, B, and C.  Part D requires special skills and time required will vary according to skills learned in previous partsS).  It covers the same parts as course I, but extends on them and provides more emphasis on dealing with a large database to answer research hypotheses.

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Last update: 28-Apr-09