Pilot use of a novel smartphone application to track traveller health behaviour and collect infectious disease data during a mass gathering: Hajj pilgrimage 2014
Pilot use of a novel smartphone application to track traveller health behaviour and collect infectious disease data during a mass gathering: Hajj pilgrimage 2014
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10.1016/j.jegh.2015.07.005
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
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7.3
通讯作者：
Rashid, Harunor
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作者：
Alqahtani, Amani S.;BinDhim, Nasser F.;Rashid, Harunor
这项研究探讨了使用智能手机应用程序（应用程序）在朝觐期间对旅行者进行调查的可行性，其中应用程序的使用尚未进行传染病监测评估。在2014年朝觐的朝圣者中进行了一项纵向研究，使用iPhone应用程序，在朝觐之前，期间和之后的三个研究阶段分别进行问卷调查。来自13个国家的48名朝圣者下载了该应用程序。受访者年龄在21岁至61岁之间（中位数为36岁），58.5%（24/41）为男性。其中，85%（41/48）完成了第一阶段，52%（25/41）完成了第二和第三阶段，其中25人报告接种了脑膜炎球菌疫苗，36%（9/25）接受了其他疫苗。所有（25）人报告使用手部卫生，64%（16/25）在朝圣期间的某个时候戴口罩。4人（6%）报告与骆驼密切接触。呼吸道症状从朝觐第4天开始，最常见的是喉咙痛（20%）和咳嗽（12%）。三名参与者（12%）在回家后报告了呼吸道症状。使用智能手机应用程序进行前瞻性调查，收集与旅行有关的感染和旅行者遵守预防措施的数据，在大规模集会时是可行的，可以提供与健康有关的行为的有用数据。(C)2015年，沙特阿拉伯卫生部。爱思唯尔有限公司出版
This study examines the feasibility of using a smartphone application (app) to conduct surveys among travellers during the Hajj pilgrimage, where the use of apps has not been evaluated for infectious disease surveillance. A longitudinal study was conducted among pilgrims at the Hajj 2014 using an iPhone app with separate questionnaires for three study phases covering before, during, and after Hajj. Forty-eight pilgrims from 13 countries downloaded the app. Respondents were aged between 21 and 61 (median 36) years and 58.5% (24/41) were male. Of these, 85% (41/48) completed the first phase, 52% (25/41) completed both the second and third phases, and 25 of these reported meningococcal vaccination, with 36% (9/25) receiving other vaccines. All (25) reported hand hygiene use and 64% (16/25) wore a facemask at some point during the pilgrimage. Four (6%) reported close contact with camels. Respiratory symptoms commenced from the 4th day of Hajj, with sore throat (20%) and cough (12%) being the most common. Three participants (12%) reported respiratory symptoms after returning home. Conducting a prospective survey using a smartphone app to collect data on travel-associated infections and traveller compliance to prevention is feasible at mass gatherings and can provide useful data associated with health-related behaviour. (C) 2015 Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. Published by Elsevier Ltd.