The use of mobile phones for demographic surveillance of mobile pastoralists and their animals in Chad: proof of principle

Autor: Vreni Jean-Richard, Jakob Zinsstag, Jan Hattendorf, Lisa Crump, D. M. Daugla, Esther Schelling
Přispěvatelé: Swiss National Science Foundation, Bern, Rudolf Geigy Foundation, Basel, Freie Akademische Gesellschaft, Basel.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
Předmět:
Male
0302 clinical medicine
Pregnancy
Public Health
Demography
Population Health
030212 general & internal medicine
Longitudinal Studies
Animal Husbandry
Socioeconomics
Child
2. Zero hunger
Transients and Migrants
education.field_of_study
Health Policy
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
Middle Aged
Natural resource
Geography
One Health
Child
Preschool
Population Surveillance
Original Article
Female
Adult
Livestock
Adolescent
Chad
030231 tropical medicine
Pastoralism
Population
Developing country
demographic surveillance
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
one health
Animals
Humans
mobile phones
mobile pastoralists
herd surveillance
Human resources
education
Aged
business.industry
Public Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Infant
Newborn
Infant
lcsh:RA1-1270
Information and Communications Technology
Mobile phone
Cattle
business
RA
Cell Phone
Zdroj: Global Health Action; Vol 7 (2014): incl Supplements
Global Health Action, Vol 7, Iss 0, Pp 1-11 (2014)
Global Health Action
ISSN: 1654-9716
1654-9880
Popis: Background : Demographic information is foundational for the planning and management of social programmes, in particular health services. The existing INDEPTH network surveillance sites are limited to coverage of sedentary populations. Including mobile populations in this approach would be expensive, time consuming and possibly low in accuracy. Very little is known about the demography of mobile pastoralists and their animals, so innovative approaches are urgently needed. Objective : To test and evaluate a mobile demographic surveillance system for mobile pastoralist households, including livestock herds, using mobile phones. Design : Mobile pastoralist camps were monitored (10 for 12 months and 10 for 18 months) using biweekly mobile phone calls with camp leaders and their wives to conduct interviews about the households and livestock. The collected information was validated through personal visits, GPS data and a livestock demographic model. Results : The study showed the feasibility of mobile phone surveillance for mobile pastoralist camps, providing usable, valid information on human and livestock population structures, pregnancy outcomes and herd dynamics, as well as migration patterns. The approach was low-cost and applicable with the existing local resources. Conclusion : Demographic surveillance in mobile populations is feasible using mobile phones. Expansion of the small-scale system into a full mobile demographic surveillance system is warranted and would likely lead to improved planning and provision of human and animal health care. Keywords : mobile phones; mobile pastoralists; demographic surveillance; herd surveillance; one health ( Published: 4 February 2014) Citation : Glob Health Action 2014, 7: 23209 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v7.23209
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