Nutrition Assessment and Survey using ENA EPIINFO

Course date:
17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020
Duration:
5 Days
Course fee:
USD 900, KES 80,000

INTRODUCTION

Poor nutritional is a leading cause of most non-communicable diseases and shortened life-span. Nutritional assessment and survey are done to obtain information about the prevalence and geographic distribution of nutritional disorders within a community or a specified population group. The purpose of Epi Info/ENA software is to make analysis of nutrition and mortality data collected in field surveys as easy and reliable as possible.

 

DURATION

5 Days

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the training, participants should be able to:

  • Understand the importance of nutrition assessments and survey
  • Understand the basic anthropometric techniques application and reference standards
  • Gain a general knowledge of how to install and work with ENA and EpiInfo software programs
  • Install and work with ENA/EpiInfo Software
  • Gain knowledge on how to program data entry forms
  • Conduct automated plausibility and data quality checks
  • Produce automated analyses of key mortality and nutrition indicators
  • Generate reports that include results of these automated analyses.

 

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1:

Introduction

  • Definition of terms
  • Purpose of nutritional assessment and survey
  • Methods of nutritional assessment
  • Anthropometric and malnutrition

 

Module 2:

Introduction to ENA Software

  • Installation of the software
  • Survey planning using ENA
  • Data collection using ENA
  • Data analysis and reporting using ENA
  • Quality and credibility check

 

Module 3:

Introduction of EpiInfo Software

  • Installation of the software
  • Creating a questionnaire using EpiInfo
  • Data entry using EpiInfo
  • Basic Data Management and Analysis using EpiInfo
  • Calculating Anthropometric Measures using EpiInfo
  • Reading and writing different formats using EpiInfo
  • Intermediate Data Management & Analysis using EpiInfo

 

Module 4:

ENA/EpiInfo Software

  • Introduction to ENA/EpiInfo software
  • Installation of the software
  • Advantages of ENA/EpiInfo

 

Module 5:

Working With ENA/EpiInfo Software

  • Creating a survey questionnaire from scratch
  • Making a survey with the questionnaire template of ENA/EpiInfo software
  • Entering data into the questionnaire
  • Importing survey data from another software
  • Automatic generation of the data quality report
  • Automatic generation of the anthropometry graphs and survey report
  • Settings of the program
  • Survey planning and sample size calculation
  • Training anthropometry exercise in ENA/EpiInfo

 

 

 

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TRAINING CUSTOMIZATION

This training can also be customized for your institution upon request. You can also have it delivered your preferred location. For further inquiries, please contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 or +254 759 285 295. You can also email us on: training@fineresultsresearch.org

 

REQUIREMENTS

Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.  During the trainings, participants should come with their own laptops.

 

TRAINING FEE

The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, lunch, and study visits.

 

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700/+254 759 285 295 or Email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

 

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: training@fineresultsresearch.org

 

CANCELLATION POLICY

  • All requests for cancellations must be received in writing.
  • Changes will become effective on the date of written confirmation being received.

 

 

 

 

Course Date:
17/08/2020 to 21/08/2020
Duration:
5 Days
Course fee:
USD 900 , KES 80,000
Call us on +254 732 776 700/ +254 759 285 295
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