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Table 3 Training Workshops held by the West African ICEMR

From: Development of a data collection and management system in West Africa: challenges and sustainability

Workshop theme(s)

Software used

Workshop goals (exercises)

Workshop sites

Data management for ethical Issues, Study

Approvals, Case report forms, Data entry,

Alternative software packages:

StudyTRAX

Generic Packages

On-line and off-line access to Study- TRAX database and data entry

REDCap, OpenClinica

Dakar, Senegal

Assays for MSP1–42 and AMA-1 Antigens

Alternative software packages:

SoftMax Pro 6 a

Excel, Access

Variation in ELISA Titers by Study Site

MRC, The Gambia

Geographic information systems (GIS)

Alternative software packages:

Arc GIS

Quantum GIS

Entry and validation of GIS data

Dakar, Senegal

Statistical analysis (Hypothesis Testing)

Calculations

Data storage

Stata

StudyTrax

Classroom exercises and field data

R, SPSS, University edition of SAS ACCESS

Bamako, Mali

Paper preparation and submission

Graphs and figures

Microsoft Office

Tables, graphs, paper drafts

Dakar, Senegal

  1. Training workshops held by the West African International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research
  2. The columns in this table (from left to right) indicate the themes of the workshops, the software packages used for each workshop, the workshops’ goals and the locations (study sites) where the workshops were held
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