Implementation of an electronic fingerprint-linked data collection system: A feasibility and acceptability study among Zambian female sex workers

Globalization and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Wall, Kristin M ^a,b   Kilembe, William ^a   Inambao, Mubiana ^a   Chen, Yi No ^a   Mchoongo, Mwaka ^a   Kimaru, Linda ^a   Hammond, Yuna Tiffany ^a   Sharkey, Tyronza ^a   Malama, Kalonde ^a   Fulton, T Roice ^b,c   Tran, Alex ^b   Halumamba, Hanzunga ^a   Anderson, Sarah ^a,d   Kishore, Nishant ^a   Sarwar, Shawn ^e   Finnegan, Trisha ^f   Mark, David ^g   Allen, Susan A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GAVI Alliance   (Switzerland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Biometrac   (United States)

^f Biometrac   (United States)

^g INTERNATIONAL AIDS VACCINE INITIATIVE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biometric identification; Female sex workers; Fingerprinting; HIV AIDS; Key populations; Patient care; Stigmatized populations; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BIOMETRY; DATABASE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IDENTIFICATION KEY; PROSTITUTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMETRY; ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINT LINKED DATA CAPTURE SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE APPLICATION; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROSTITUTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ZAMBIAN; AUTOMATION; DEVICES; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX WORKER; ZAMBIA;

ZAMBIA;

AUTOMATION; BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX WORKERS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84934758754     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17448603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12992-015-0114-z     Document Type: Article

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