title: Evaluation of an interactive surveillance system for monitoring acute bacterial infections in Nigeria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study is to evaluate the usability of a stand-alone, Internet-enabled interactive surveillance system designed to monitor the burden of invasive bacterial infections among children in Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of 10 participants were enrolled in a training session on using the system at a hospital in Nigeria. The participants performed a series of tasks assessing their ability to use the system. System usability was assessed using a System Usability Scale (SUS) questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority of participants found the system easy to use (90 percent; n = 9) and reported confidence in using the system. The average SUS score was 77.8. A total of 30 percent (n = 3) of the study participants had exceptional usability scores, 20 percent (n = 2) showed acceptable scores, and 10 percent (n = 1) had a good score.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further evaluation of the system will help gauge additional challenges during its long-term utilization. If successful, the system could also be deployed in other resource poor-environments.
authors.affiliation: The College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.affiliation: The College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Chioma
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Amadi
authors.affiliation: The College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Trout
authors.affiliation: The Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Obaro
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D062486:Public Health Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: data capture; data collection; developing countries; health records storage; research