Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

Gerald P Douglas; Oliver J Gadabu; Sabine Joukes; Soyapi Mumba; Michael V McKay; Anne Ben-Smith; Andreas Jahn; Erik J Schouten; Zach Landis Lewis; Joep J van Oosterhout; Theresa J Allain; Rony Zachariah; Selma D Berger; Anthony D Harries; Frank Chimbwandira

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1000319

Using touchscreen electronic medical record systems to support and monitor national scale-up of antiretroviral therapy in Malawi

PLoS Med. 2010 Aug 10;7(8):e1000319. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000319.

Authors

Gerald P Douglas¹, Oliver J Gadabu, Sabine Joukes, Soyapi Mumba, Michael V McKay, Anne Ben-Smith, Andreas Jahn, Erik J Schouten, Zach Landis Lewis, Joep J van Oosterhout, Theresa J Allain, Rony Zachariah, Selma D Berger, Anthony D Harries, Frank Chimbwandira

Affiliation

¹ Baobab Health Trust, Lilongwe, Malawi. [email protected]

Abstract

Gerry Douglas and colleagues describe the rationale and their experience with scaling up electronic health records in six antiretroviral treatment sites in Malawi.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Anti-Retroviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Child
Child, Preschool
Electronic Health Records / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Malawi / epidemiology
Male
National Health Programs / statistics & numerical data*
Touch*
Young Adult

Substances

Anti-Retroviral Agents