Using Episurveyor on your mobile phone

- A Resource for LQAS

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 penFewer errors in data collection

Easy to use

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How do we use it?

First, training and practiceThen, try it out in the field

To Start

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

Click on the Episurveyor Application Icon

Tap on the button ENTER NEW DATA

This is the button you press to begin an LQAS cluster form

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Tap on the form NIGERIA_LQAS_September Form

This form will be what you use for each LQAS cluster

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To use this presentation, all

screenshots must be updated

to match your own unique form

Begin filling out your form

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!

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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

ENTER YOUR NAME

Tap on the circle that corresponds to your state

When you have correctly tapped on a circle, it will turn green

STATE NAME Throughout the rest of the presentation, these

would need to be changed to match your

unique form

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

LGA NAME

Enter your lot number

This number is provided in your LQAS packet.

If you have any questions, contact your LQAS supervisor

LOT NUMBER

Enter your ward name in the blue box

Like your lot number, this is provided in your LQAS packet

WARD NAME

Tap on the circle to the left of your cluster number

This is provided in your LQAS packet also.

CLUSTER NUMBER

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

STARTING SETTLEMENT

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 than 20 houses

HOUSES, NOT HOUSEHOLDS!

SETTLEMENT LESS THAN 20 HOUSES

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

INSTRUCTION PAGE

Click on the "Capture Location" button in order to record your location in the form. Be patient! Try to get accuracy under 200mDo 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

GPS QUESTION

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.

CHILDREN SEEN BELONGING TO HOUSEHOLD

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 months6-12 = children 6 mos up to 12 months

AGE 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

SEX OF THE CHILD

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

OPV STATUS

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)

IS THE CHILD FINGERMARKED?

IF YOU CHOSE YESThe form will skip the question below

IF YOU CHOSE NOYou 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

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

INFORMATION PAGE

There are 3 GPS questions in total on this form:Before house 1After house 5After house 10

Complete these questions all the same way

GPS QUESTION

After completing all 10 houses in the cluster, this screen will show up

Swipe your finger across to get to the final survey question

INFORMATION PAGE

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

TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS COVERED

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?

FINAL COMMENTS

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

ADDITIONAL SETTLEMENTS

SAVE AS COMPLETE

YOU HAVE COMPLETED ONE CLUSTER!

SAVE YOUR DATA!

AS COMPLETE, NEVER INCOMPLETE

This is how to

save the data to

the phone

To Send Data to Server

1. 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

This is how you send

saved form to the server to be viewed on the computer

Congratulations!

You have completed a form on Episurveyor

Continue to practice until you feel comfortable