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Using Episurveyor on your mobile phone

Using Episurveyor on your mobile phone. - A Resource for LQAS. update. What is it? A mobile phone application for LQAS Fill out an LQAS form with just a few clicks! Why should we use it? Data is transmitted right away No need for paper and pen Fewer errors in data collection

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Using Episurveyor on your mobile phone

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  1. Using Episurveyor on your mobile phone - A Resource for LQAS

  2. update What is it? A mobile phone application for LQAS Fill out an LQAS form with just a few clicks! Why should we use it? Data is transmitted right away No need for paper and pen Fewer errors in data collection Easy to use

  3. How do we use it? First, training and practice Then, try it out in the field

  4. Turn on your mobile phone using the on/off switch Then unlock your phone by sliding the lock over to the right or diagonally across the screen from bottom left to top right To Start

  5. Click on the Episurveyor Application Icon

  6. This is the button you press to begin an LQAS cluster form update Tap on the button ENTER NEW DATA

  7. To use this presentation, all screenshots must be updated to match your own unique form This form will be what you use for each LQAS cluster update Tap on the form NIGERIA_LQAS_September Form

  8. Filling out an Episurveyor form is like reading a book. To get to the next page, swipe your finger from right to left across the screen Turn the page of your LQAS book! Begin filling out your form update

  9. ENTER YOUR NAME Tap your finger inside the blue box to enter text. Use the on screen keyboard to enter the name, then swipe your finger across the screen to get to the next question Please enter your FULL name

  10. Throughout the rest of the presentation, these would need to be changed to match your unique form STATE NAME Tap on the circle that corresponds to your state When you have correctly tapped on a circle, it will turn green

  11. LGA NAME A matching list of LGAs will appear Tap on the circle that correctly responds to the question then swipe your finger across the screen to get to the next question

  12. LOT NUMBER Enter your lot number This number is provided in your LQAS packet. If you have any questions, contact your LQAS supervisor

  13. WARD NAME Enter your ward name in the blue box Like your lot number, this is provided in your LQAS packet

  14. CLUSTER NUMBER Tap on the circle to the left of your cluster number This is provided in your LQAS packet also.

  15. STARTING SETTLEMENT Enter the name of the settlement you are starting in here This name has been decided on ahead of time and is in your LQAS packet ONLY use the name in your LQAS packet, not any local/community names you find out on-site

  16. SETTLEMENT LESS THAN 20 HOUSES Pay attention to the wording. Tap on the circle next to ‘yes’ only if settlement has LESS than 20 houses Tap on the circle next to ‘no’ if there are MORE than20 houses HOUSES, NOT HOUSEHOLDS!

  17. INSTRUCTION PAGE Read the instructions on the screen; be sure to follow these instructions when completing your forms. Under 20 houses = skip 1 house Over 20 houses = skip 2 houses Swipe your finger across the screen to get to the next question

  18. GPS QUESTION Click on the "Capture Location" button in order to record your location in the form. Be patient! Try to get accuracy under 200m Do not wait more than 60 seconds for an answer. When your latitude and longitude appear under your button, it means you have registered your location

  19. CHILDREN SEEN BELONGING TO HOUSEHOLD Remember: this is the number of children you see who belong to the household – not visitors If there are 10 children in the house, and 3 belong to the household, then you will put 3. Do not put 10.

  20. AGE OF THE CHILD Tap on the circle to select the age group of the ‘selected child’ When the circle is green, swipe your finger across the screen to move to the next question 0-6 = children up to 6 months 6-12 = children 6 mos up to 12 months

  21. SEX OF THE CHILD Tap on the circle that correctly responds to the sex of the ‘selected child’ then swipe your finger across the screen to get to the next question

  22. OPV STATUS Ask the caregiver about the child’s OPV history Enter the number of doses of OPV the child has had DURING SIAs, since birth. This should include all the times they have received vaccine. If they say ‘never’, then enter 0

  23. IS THE CHILD FINGERMARKED? Finger markings are ONLY acceptable on the little finger of the child’s LEFT hand No other markings are acceptable (even markings on toes for children of non-compliant fathers/compliant mothers)

  24. IF YOU CHOSE YES The form will skip the question below IF YOU CHOSE NO You will answer the question to the right Ask the household caregiver if they were aware of the polio campaign before it occurred Mark down their response

  25. INFORMATION PAGE Once the OPV question has been answered, you will move on to this information screen. You have completed 1 house in the cluster Continue answering all these questions for each house until you complete all 10 houses for the cluster

  26. GPS QUESTION There are 3 GPS questions in total on this form: Before house 1 After house 5 After house 10 Complete these questions all the same way

  27. INFORMATION PAGE After completing all 10 houses in the cluster, this screen will show up Swipe your finger across to get to the final survey question

  28. TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS COVERED You will have kept a tally of all houses you visited to find 10 eligible children Enter that number here Scroll down in the screen if you need to tap the blue box

  29. FINAL COMMENTS Comments can be very helpful to the program Please enter your comments here, as many as are valuable for improving campaigns Can you think of some now?

  30. ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENTS Sometimes, surveyors have to visit more than 1 settlement to find 10 eligible children Enter ALL the settlements you visited (INCLUDING THE FIRST ONE YOU ALREADY LISTED) here If you only visited 1, rewrite the name of that 1

  31. This is how to save the data to the phone SAVE AS COMPLETE YOU HAVE COMPLETED ONE CLUSTER! SAVE YOUR DATA! AS COMPLETE, NEVER INCOMPLETE

  32. To Send Data to Server This is how you send saved form to the server to be viewed on the computer Go to "Send Completed Data" on home screen 2. Tap on the tick mark next to the data form from which you wish to upload data. It will turn green. 3. Click "Send Selected File(s)" Nigeria_LQAS

  33. Congratulations! You have completed a form on Episurveyor Continue to practice until you feel comfortable

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