Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention

Bo Andersson; Tsung Shu Joseph Wu; John O’ Donoghue; Nikolaos Mastellos; Matthew Thompson; Victoria Hardy; Nicole Ide; Ciara Heavin; Yvonne O’ Connor; Sven Carlsson; Griphin Baxter Chirambo; Hsin Yi Lee

Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention

Bo Andersson
, Tsung Shu Joseph Wu
, John O’ Donoghue
, Nikolaos Mastellos
, Matthew Thompson
, Victoria Hardy
, Nicole Ide
, Ciara Heavin
, Yvonne O’ Connor
, Sven Carlsson
, Griphin Baxter Chirambo
, Hsin Yi Lee

Cork University Business School

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Abstract

Public health surveillance and response to disease outbreaks is still a hurdle in many developing countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Pivotal in disease surveillance and response is the reliance on valid information, hence, the need for information which has high Information Quality (IQ) characteristics. A key issue with disease surveillance systems, stem from the diverse range of data sources with various levels of information quality that may affect the trustworthiness of the information. However, with the increasing diffusion of mobile phone technologies, there are opportunities to improve IQ. The aim of this study was to assess the information quality in data collected through a smartphone application. Based on qualitative data from interviews, workshop and system specifications, it was found that information quality improves with the use of smartphone applications but aspects such as user competence and trustworthiness, must be addressed to maximize the benefits of using mobile technologies for disease surveillance.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Systems Development
Subtitle of host publication	Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017
Editors	Nearchos Paspallis, Marios Raspopoulos, Chris Barry, Michael Lang, Henry Linger, Christoph Schneider
Publisher	Association for Information Systems
ISBN (Electronic)	9789963228836
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	26th International Conference on Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management, ISD 2017 - Larnaca, Cyprus Duration: 6 Sep 2017 → 8 Sep 2017

Publication series

Name	Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017

Conference

Conference	26th International Conference on Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management, ISD 2017
Country/Territory	Cyprus
City	Larnaca
Period	6/09/17 → 8/09/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Africa
Disease surveillance
EHealth
IDSR
IQ
Malawi
MHealth

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Andersson, B., Wu, T. S. J., O’ Donoghue, J., Mastellos, N., Thompson, M., Hardy, V., Ide, N., Heavin, C., O’ Connor, Y., Carlsson, S., Chirambo, G. B., & Lee, H. Y. (2017). Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention. In N. Paspallis, M. Raspopoulos, C. Barry, M. Lang, H. Linger, & C. Schneider (Eds.), Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017 (Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017). Association for Information Systems.

Andersson, Bo ; Wu, Tsung Shu Joseph ; O’ Donoghue, John et al. / Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa : Reflections on a mHealth intervention. Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017. editor / Nearchos Paspallis ; Marios Raspopoulos ; Chris Barry ; Michael Lang ; Henry Linger ; Christoph Schneider. Association for Information Systems, 2017. (Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017).

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Andersson, B, Wu, TSJ, O’ Donoghue, J, Mastellos, N, Thompson, M, Hardy, V, Ide, N, Heavin, C, O’ Connor, Y, Carlsson, S, Chirambo, GB & Lee, HY 2017, Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention. in N Paspallis, M Raspopoulos, C Barry, M Lang, H Linger & C Schneider (eds), Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017. Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017, Association for Information Systems, 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management, ISD 2017, Larnaca, Cyprus, 6/09/17.

Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention. / Andersson, Bo; Wu, Tsung Shu Joseph; O’ Donoghue, John et al.
Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017. ed. / Nearchos Paspallis; Marios Raspopoulos; Chris Barry; Michael Lang; Henry Linger; Christoph Schneider. Association for Information Systems, 2017. (Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017).

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Andersson B, Wu TSJ, O’ Donoghue J, Mastellos N, Thompson M, Hardy V et al. Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention. In Paspallis N, Raspopoulos M, Barry C, Lang M, Linger H, Schneider C, editors, Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017. Association for Information Systems. 2017. (Information Systems Development: Advances in Methods, Tools and Management - Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Information Systems Development, ISD 2017).

Enhancing information quality as part of the disease surveillance system in Malawi, Africa: Reflections on a mHealth intervention

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