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EpiData in resource limited settings?
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 03 May '06

03 May '06

Dear EpiData users, I have interest in assessing the impact of EpiData in terms of data documentation in lab. resource limited settings, specially in the area of HIV, Malaria and TB diagnosis. My focus is how to explore if the lab staff, with basic education background, can really use the EpiData, and manage to send the data by email? I have education and work experience in relation to public health informatics, making the human/IT approach smoother, biomedicine and in data documentation. I am looking for sites interested in such idea? Thank you in advance and best regards! Ziad -- Fellowship, graduate student (April - June, 2006) Division of Infectious Disease Stanford University Division of International Health (IHCAR) - Karolinska Institutet Ziad.El-Khatib(a)ki.se

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Top of Page and clarification of histogram contents
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 02 May '06

02 May '06

Recent questions: 1. In "Epidata Entry", is it possible to create pages like in Epi-Info DOS with a mark for the page changing ? If you look in the help file under "new page" you will find: TOPOFSCREEN TopOfScreen in a fieldblock will result in the field being moved to the top of the data entry form when the user enters the field. This command can be used to mimick a change of page. Add a number to the command to indicate the number of lines that should be shown above the data entry field when the field is moved to the top of the screen. Example: TOPOFSCREEN TOPOFSCREEN 2 2. In "Epidata Analysis", for Histogramm, the command "XINC" is not working. You are right. The dialog will allow you to create a command like HISTOGRAM AGE /EDIT /XINC=10 but the option /xinc only works with scatter and line plots. The idea of a histogram is to give an overview of all data values from minimum to maximum. Whereas a bar graph will only use the values present in the data. The commands overview (read by pressing F1) should be clarified and the dialogs cleaned for non functional options. Time has not permitted this so far. ................................................................................................................................................................................... A new example of how to move values from one file to another during data entry has been placed on the http://www.epidata.dk/example.php page. Additionaly a flyer presenting EpiData software in general is now found on the main page and the download page. ................................................................................................................................................................................... Regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association

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Two questions
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 01 May '06

01 May '06

Hello, 1. In "Epidata Entry", is it possible to create pages like in Epi-Info DOS with a mark for the page changing ? 2. In "Epidata Analysis", for Histogramm, the command "XINC" is not working. Thank you your answer. B. Branger, FRANCE.

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Epidata with Nertworking
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Hi Everyone, I have a quick question, I would like to know if it is possible to use Epidata on nertwork and more than one user to use it at the same time. Regards, Zaharani

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RE: [EpiData-list] How should EpiData Analysis read a CSV (CommaSeparated File)
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 28 Apr '06

28 Apr '06

Hello! I totally agree with you Max on this question. Cheers, Bellinda -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:35 PM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] How should EpiData Analysis read a CSV (CommaSeparated File) Hello Jens, I would strongly argue that a missing is a missing and a 0 (zero) is a very distinct value - hence never turn missings into zero by default... or in short: Option 2 Bests Max On 10 Mar 2006, at 10:21, epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca wrote: > A question has come up. > > Please consider how you find reading of a CSV file in analysis > appropriate: > > > In a csv file the following data is found: > id, s, pos, sex, ill > 1,.,.,f,0 > 2...... etc (rest of records) > > The data in line can be interpreted in two ways: > Option 1: > ID= 1 > s= 0.0 > pos=0.0 > SEX = "f" ill = 0 > > Option 2: > ID= 1 > s= . > pos=. > SEX = "f" ill = 0 > > In other words the question is how to read ",.," should it be: > Option 1: as 0.0 (which is current behaviour) > or Option 2: . > > Any comments on desired behaviour appreciated. > > regards > > Jens Lauritsen > EpiData Association > _______________________________________________ > EpiData-list mailing list > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list

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Re : EpiData-list Digest, Vol 30, Issue 3
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 18 Apr '06

18 Apr '06

Hello, SPSS exports your data base towards Stata or DBASE by Using Stat Transfert. Then your data base in Epidata imports. Veiled what it is necessary to do. But I do not understand well that is what you want to do thereafter. If is to analyze you could better do it under SPSS Thanks yours Dr Jean-Paul DIBY-KONAN Médecin Santé Publique Responsable Unité Epidémiologie Institut National de Santé Publique 22 BP 1041 Abidjan 22 Rép. Côte d'Ivoire ----- Message d'origine ---- De : epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca À : epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Envoyé le : Lundi, 17 Avril 2006, 5h01mn 57s Objet : EpiData-list Digest, Vol 30, Issue 3 Send EpiData-list mailing list submissions to epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to epidata-list-request(a)lists.umanitoba.ca You can reach the person managing the list at epidata-list-owner(a)lists.umanitoba.ca When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of EpiData-list digest..." EpiData-list mailing list ___________________________________ Today's Topics: 1. Can Epidata read SPSS? (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) 2. Vedr.: [EpiData-list] Can Epidata read SPSS? (epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:29:43 +0200 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Can Epidata read SPSS? To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <443B7707.2000604(a)socmed.ku.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed I have a ready SPSS-file (which is awaiting the app.5000 questionnaires of 220 questions each) and want the database to be built up using Epidata in order to reduce errors. Does any of you know if (and how) Epidata can read this SPSS-file? I wanted to ask before I start writing the whole thing manually... -- Kind regards, Christina Schnohr Ph.d.-student, M.Sc.public health Department of Social Medicine Institute of Public Health Blegdamsvej 3 2200 N, Copenhagen Denmark ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:04:23 +0200 From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Vedr.: [EpiData-list] Can Epidata read SPSS? To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Message-ID: <OFE9671DB0.1BAC101C-ONC1257153.0057D810-C1257153.00582A35(a)ipm.hosp.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Convert it to Stata (using e.g. StatTransfer or saving it as a Stata-file directly from SPSS (ver 14)) and import it from the Data in/out menu in Epidata. Epidata find all your variablelabels and value labels from the SPSS file. Best regards Seniorstatistician Claus Holst Institute of Preventive Medicine Center for Health and Society Øster Søgade 18, 1 DK-1357 København K Phone +45 3338 3863 Fax +45 3332 4240 Sender: ch(a)ipm.hosp.dk The institute: http://www.ipm.hosp.dk EU projects: http://www.nugenob.org http://www.diogenes-eu.org/ epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Sendt af: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca 11-04-2006 11:29 Til: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca cc: Emne: [EpiData-list] Can Epidata read SPSS? I have a ready SPSS-file (which is awaiting the app.5000 questionnaires of 220 questions each) and want the database to be built up using Epidata in order to reduce errors. Does any of you know if (and how) Epidata can read this SPSS-file? I wanted to ask before I start writing the whole thing manually... -- Kind regards, Christina Schnohr Ph.d.-student, M.Sc.public health Department of Social Medicine Institute of Public Health Blegdamsvej 3 2200 N, Copenhagen Denmark _______________________________________________ EpiData-list mailing list EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list ------------------------------ ________________________________________ EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list End of EpiData-list Digest, Vol 30, Issue 3 *******************************************

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Can Epidata read SPSS?
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 17 Apr '06

17 Apr '06

I have a ready SPSS-file (which is awaiting the app.5000 questionnaires of 220 questions each) and want the database to be built up using Epidata in order to reduce errors. Does any of you know if (and how) Epidata can read this SPSS-file? I wanted to ask before I start writing the whole thing manually... -- Kind regards, Christina Schnohr Ph.d.-student, M.Sc.public health Department of Social Medicine Institute of Public Health Blegdamsvej 3 2200 N, Copenhagen Denmark

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RE: [EpiData-list] Searching records with same field value
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 04 Apr '06

04 Apr '06

Agree with LIST OF RECORDS suggestion and too appreciate Epidata. thanks -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 12:17 PM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: [EpiData-list] Searching records with same field value Dear Jens, Greetings. Thanks for the good and stable Epidata 3.1. During the database management one often updates the previously entered records. For example in the population database of households I can use the house number to search the previously entered records of many members of same household. In Epidata when I use find option using house number only one record is displayed at a time. In EPI 6.04d one could see LIST OF RECORDS with same house number at a time and choose the desired one by moving the highlighter bar over it and pressing Enter key. Procedure -1. Press Ctrl-F key. 2. Enter specific house number in the House number field. 3. Press F3 key. That displays the list of previously entered records with the same house number. Hence specific record could be located for editing purpose. Epidata does not have that option at present. Please explore the possibity of incorporating similar option in the Epidata also. This option ia really helpful in large population databases. Once again thanks for this wonderful and stable freeware. Please convey my best wishes to Epidata team. Sincerely, Dr. Shavinder Singh Department of Community Medicine Christian Medical College, Ludhiana 141008 Punjab India

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RE: [EpiData-list] error messages
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 04 Apr '06

04 Apr '06

Greetings. What happens if you have more than 1 need of the INI file? Suppose you have a 'system' for PMTCT with INI needs and a VCT system with different INI needs and etc. Would one create subfolders under Program files with different names for the .EXE and .INI files? Would not be a problem if on a single USER system but, what about the SYS administrator of several systems? Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca [mailto:epidata-list@lists.umanitoba.ca] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 2:44 AM To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca Subject: Re: [EpiData-list] error messages This problem will occure in every place where user's don't have admin privilege. The (micrososft) recommended procedure is to put the executable in program file and only executable (wich include dll's) and all other data in the "documents and settings" folder. This mean that INI file wich is a setting file should also be in this folder. But if everybody agree whit that, I suppose that the program should be modified. Gilles Desve epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca a écrit : > Yes, we've come across the same problem this week, also happens when > you try to exit the browse window. It only happens on those computers > in the office without admin privileges. > > Tony > > -----Original Message----- > From: epidata-list-bounces(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > [mailto:epidata-list-bounces@lists.umanitoba.ca] On Behalf Of > epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Sent: Thursday, 30 March 2006 6:31 AM > To: epidata-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > Subject: [EpiData-list] error messages > > > I've set up a data entry routine at one of the office computers. A > colleague ran into these error messages: > > when trying to run documentation->codebook > > Cannot create file file c:\program files\~epdlog1.tmp > > and when trying to exit (file->exit) > > Error writing to .INI file c:\program files\epidata\epidata.ini > > I'm guessing this would happen if the colleague does not have > permission to write to the c:\program files directory. Does that > sound right to others? > > Thanks. > > Richard Herrell > NIH > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ > countries) for 2¢/min or less. > _______________________________________________ > EpiData-list mailing list > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > <!D2S:tonys@burnet.edu.au/good/b401dd18e8b8cfb/> > > _______________________________________________ > EpiData-list mailing list > EpiData-list(a)lists.umanitoba.ca > http://lists.umanitoba.ca/mailman/listinfo/epidata-list > > > -- Dr Gilles DESVE Directeur technique Tél : 01 53 02 40 61 ------------- EpiConcept ----------- Systèmes d'Information en Santé 47, rue de Charenton - 75012 PARIS 01 53 02 40 60 Fax : 01 53 02 40 62 --------- www.epiconcept.fr --------- Ce message et toutes les pièces jointes sont établis à l'intention exclusive de ses destinataires et sont confidentiels. Si vous recevez ce message par erreur, merci de le détruire et d'en avertir l'expéditeur.

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Lost information
by epidata-list＠lists.umanitoba.ca 03 Apr '06

03 Apr '06

Hi, Recently, we have lost part of information in the data entry file that we've entered earlier, and I'm wondering if someone else have experienced similar problems. Recently, our data entry staff found that information she had entered the other day disappeared from the file, mainly the ID variable two other variables next to it. The strange thing is that not all of the cases lost the information. Only about one-third of cases lost this information. We're investigating how this happened, and before concluding it might be results of human errors, I'd like to check if this kind of accident has happened to someone else. We're using EpiData 2.01 version. Thank you, Jin

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