An independent data entry team in Maradi, Niger, entered data using EpiData 3.1 (EpiData Association, Odense, Denmark).
Quality control measures included the use of multiple checks during the data collection phase and later double-data entry procedures by the data entry team.
Supervisors subsequently hand over questionnaires/field forms to the data entry operators, while maintaining a log of what was handed over to the data entry team.
Data were double entered by two members of the data entry team to check accuracy and were also cleaned at this stage.
Finally, central staff, consisting of a survey leader, a program manager, research assistants, and a data entry team, contribute to a data collection process that is efficient, on-time, and available.
A population of approximately 250 000 in the indicated age range was under active surveillance in vaccinated districts, and clinic visits for any reason were recorded by an independent data entry team.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/13/143/prepub The authors would like to thank the promotora-researchers (Maria Davila, Thelma Aguillon, Hilda Maldonado, Maria Garza, and Esther Valdez); the mothers and children who participated in this project; and the data entry team.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/12/16/prepub The authors would like to thank the promotora-researchers (Maria Davila, Thelma Aguillon, Hilda Maldonado, Maria Garza, and Esther Valdez); the mothers and children who participated in this project; and the data entry team (Jenny Becker Hutchinson, Kelli Gerard, and Leslie Puckett).
The data were entered onto computer by the data-entry team.
A bespoke smartphone 'Mission Rabies' application was developed to facilitate data entry and team management.
