Use of Smart Mobile and Web Application Kobotoolbox/ Kobocollect for Community Health Diagnosis: Sharing Experience from the Remote Area of Nepal

Authors

  • Umesh Raj Aryal Associate Professor, School of Public Health, 3 School of Medicine; Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1809-4071
  • Seshananda Sanjel Professor, School of Public Health, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal
  • Om Prakash Kafle Lecturer, 1 School of Public Health, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal
  • Muni Raj Chhetri Professor, School of Public Health, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, K
  • Yogesh Man Shrestha Department of Statistics, Tri-Chandra Multiple College, Tri-Bhuwan University, Ghantaghar, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Dabal Bahadur Dhami Associate Professor, School of Medicine; Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Karnali Province, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61814/jkahs.v6i3.834

Keywords:

Community Health Diagnosis, KoboToolbox, KoboCollect, Challenges, Opportunities

Abstract

Community Health Diagnosis (CHD) is part of teaching-learning activities at medical and public health schools to recognize the health-related issues in the community, identify social and other problems in depth, and find solutions by shaking hands with community people. Every year, the household survey is conducted by medical, nursing, and public health students as a part of CHD. Our experiences revealed that the student faces several challenges while using paper-based data collection and management during CHD. To overcome such challenges, we used a web-based and smart mobile application called KoboToolbox/KoboCollect to conduct household surveys in CHD in remote areas of Nepal for the first time. Our experience suggests that mobile-based Applications can be used conveniently in CHD which saves time and money for students as well as for schools and can conserve the environment trees. Those students who are not familiar with smart technology need to be trained before using this app.

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Published

2023-12-31

How to Cite

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Aryal UR, Sanjel S, Kafle OP, Chhetri MR, Shrestha YM, Dhami DB. Use of Smart Mobile and Web Application Kobotoolbox/ Kobocollect for Community Health Diagnosis: Sharing Experience from the Remote Area of Nepal. Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences [Internet]. 2023Dec.31 [cited 2024Apr.29];6(3):54-8. Available from: https://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/834

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2023): JKAHS; Sep-Dec Issue (18)

Section

Short Communication

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