ESEPN Collect app step-by-step guide

We are glad to welcome you in this quick step-by-step ESPEN collect setup guide as part of ESPEN survey support services. This short guide will help you to set your android smartphone to use ESPEN Collect for Data collection. 

ESPEN Collect is designed for field data collection for four Neglected Transmitted Diseases responsive to Preventive Chemotherapy (PC-NTDs), namely Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), Onchocerciasis (Oncho), Schistosomiasis (SCH), and Soiltransmitted Helminthiasis (STH). 

In coordination with partners, Ministries of health planning disease specific assessments related to the control and elimination of NTDs are encouraged to submit a request to use the application by following the link. 

ESPEN Collect currently supports disease-specific surveys that collect data to populate the JAP (Joint Application Package)1 as well as non-disease specific Coverage surveys. 

Our team will be happy to support you all along the data collection process. The support includes:

1. Standardized training:
   1. electronic access to recommended Standardized training materials. 
   2. recommendations on trainers
2. Survey methodology/design a. facilitate scientific review of protocols by dedicated subject-specific epidemiologists 
3. Data collection, management, and analysis: 
   1.  electronic data capture, with standardised data collection fields, and automatic encrypted data upload to a secure central server 
   2. online dashboard setup for daily data visualization and near-real-time data cleaning using automated algorithms 
4. Data sharing, reporting, and use: 
   1. standardized prevalence outputs for data use and planning 
   2. auto-generation of EPIRF (Epidemiological Data Reporting Form) for survey reporting