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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
umls-concept:C0031928,
umls-concept:C0037712,
umls-concept:C0041296,
umls-concept:C0183683,
umls-concept:C0344211,
umls-concept:C1136134,
umls-concept:C1171411,
umls-concept:C1317973,
umls-concept:C1521721,
umls-concept:C2350032,
umls-concept:C2587213
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2006-9-11
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pubmed:abstractText |
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading clinical manifestation of HIV infection and caseloads continue to increase in high HIV prevalence settings. TB treatment is prolonged and treatment interruption has serious individual and public health consequences. We assessed the feasibility of using a handheld computing device programmed with customised software and linked to a GPS receiver, to assist TB control programmes to trace patients who interrupt treatment in areas without useful street maps. In this proof of concept study, we compared the time taken to re-find a home comparing given residential addresses with a customised personalised digital assistant linked to a global positioning system (PDA/GPS) device. Additionally, we assessed the feasibility of using aerial photographs to locate homes.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-10383056,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-10437874,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-10583895,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-11242817,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-11851958,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-12546115,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-12729337,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-12828545,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-12870680,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-15830744,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-15971396,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-16183735,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-452118,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-7281234,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-8874464,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-9802271,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/16911806-9848609
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
1476-072X
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
34
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Anti-Retroviral Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Antitubercular Agents,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Computers, Handheld,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Directly Observed Therapy,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Feasibility Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Geographic Information Systems,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-HIV Infections,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Patient Compliance,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Pilot Projects,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-South Africa,
pubmed-meshheading:16911806-Tuberculosis
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pubmed:year |
2006
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Linking the global positioning system (GPS) to a personal digital assistant (PDA) to support tuberculosis control in South Africa: a pilot study.
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pubmed:affiliation |
School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Box 542 Wits 2050 Johannesburg, South Africa . b.dwolatzky@ee.wits.ac.za
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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