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MODULE 3 · LESSON 3.A
Digital Health Data Collection and Integration Exercise
Estimated time: 40 minutes
You are assisting a fictional NGO that wants to assess access to a community health service. The NGO plans to collect information from community members and compare the findings with facility reports. Use fictional data only.
- Task 1. Which tool could be used to collect survey responses digitally? A. KoboToolbox. B. A presentation application. C. A calculator. D. A word processor alone.
- Task 2. Propose five questions for the survey. They should be clear, relevant, and should not collect unnecessary identifying information.
- Task 3. Describe two validation rules that could reduce errors.
- Task 4. A programme expected 40 facility reports and received 32. Calculate reporting completeness.
- Task 5. A facility report records 100 service contacts. A survey estimates that 85 unique people received the service. Explain why these figures may not be directly comparable.
- Task 6. List three possible data quality problems that could affect the analysis.
- Task 7. Identify two measures that could help protect sensitive survey information.
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Module 3 completion checklist
You now understand the basic workflow of digital health data collection and routine reporting, and how to prepare information from different sources for analysis.
Next: Module 4, Multi-Source Health Data Analysis and Triangulation. Analysts compare facility reports, programme records and survey estimates to understand discrepancies and develop evidence-informed recommendations.