Malezi Bora (Child Week campaign) was held this week, and was able to attend and hear the data collectors' views of EpiSurveyor phone client. This is after they had the opportunity to use it on the field for up to two weeks. This was a great opportunity to hear from the users themselves as a developer/tester what they really felt about EpiSurveyor.

Before the beginning of the meeting I was a bit tense about the reception of the application by the users, but after meeting one of the users, his words "great stuff you have here", while holding the nokia 6300 phone, I was at ease and confident about the reception it got.

They users (data collectors) gave me some of the problems, additional features they require and they overall view of the application as they used the EpiSurveyor on the field. Also listed is the expected release of the modifications based on the users experience on the
application.

Data Collectors Problems Encountered

1. Typing time long for free text
questions

Solution: users get accostomed to using a new keypad after frequency of use and this makes data entery easier

2. Problems with skip questions, they were not working

Solution: this is fixed now
Data Collectors Additional Features Requested
1. Required Filled  

Status: coming in June release

2. Checking of previous data functionality

Status: coming in June release

3. GPS functionality 

Status: coming in June release

4. Immediate Analysis of data collected. 

Status: coming in June release

Overall take on the application form the users.
1. Very good application, all users were excited with it.

2. Wambu, The supervisor for the data
collectors, was happy since he could track who was entering data and who was
not

3. They will like to use the app on the health
facility Check list coming up soon.

>From the meeting I was happy with the response
I got from the users. 

 
Malezi Bora Review Meeting