INTRODUCTION
: The aim of this study was to report the experience of an epidemiological field survey for which data were collected and analyzed using tablets.
METHODS
: The devices used Epi Info 7 (Android version), which has been modeled a database with variables of the traditional form.
RESULTS
: Twenty-one households were randomly selected in the study area; 75 residents were registered and completed household interviews with socioeconomic and environmental risk variables.
CONCLUSIONS
: This new technology is a valuable tool for collecting and analyzing data from the field, with advantageous benefits to epidemiological surveys.
Schistosomiasis; Epidemiology; Mobile; Android; Epi 7
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