Polio surveillance and vaccination coverage

# Polio Surveillance Project

**Project title:** Polio Surveillance & Vaccination Coverage — [Your District/Area]

**Short description:** Mobile data collection for polio surveillance, vaccination coverage, and acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case reporting using Epicollect5. Collects respondent/village details, vaccination history (OPV/IPV), AFP symptoms, GPS location, photos, and lab/sample metadata. Designed for health workers, vaccinators, and surveillance officers.

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## Project purpose / Aim

* Monitor polio vaccination coverage in the target area.
* Report and map suspected Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) cases.
* Record environmental and stool sample metadata for lab tracking.
* Identify coverage gaps and support mop-up campaigns.

## Objectives

1. Collect household-level vaccination data and reasons for non‑vaccination.
2. Capture suspected AFP cases with clinical details, pictures, and GPS location.
3. Track sample collection (stool/environmental) and lab IDs.
4. Produce CSV exports for analysis and generate maps of cases/coverage.

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## Target population and sampling

* **Population:** Children under 5 years (primary), all ages for AFP suspicion as required by local guidelines.
* **Sampling:** Door-to-door convenience or cluster sampling depending on local protocol.

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## Suggested Forms (one main form with sections)

### Form: Polio_Surveillance_Record

**Form description:** A single record per household/visit or per suspected case (use a field to indicate record type).

#### Section A — Metadata

* `record_id` — *text, required* — autogenerated or manual unique ID (e.g., DIST_VILLAGE_001)
* `collector_name` — *text, required* — name of data collector
* `collector_id` — *text* — staff ID
* `date_of_visit` — *date, required*
* `record_type` — *single-choice, required* — [Household Survey, AFP Suspected Case, Environmental Sample, Follow-up]
* `district` — *text or select* — list of districts (use select if fixed list)
* `village` — *text* — village/locality
* `gps_location` — *gps (latitude,longitude), required* — enable collecting GPS coordinates in Epicollect
* `photo_location` — *photo (optional)* — photo of household / street sign (for verification)

#### Section B — Household / Child Details (repeat group suggested)

*Create a repeat group named `household_member[]` to add multiple children per household*

* `member_name` — *text, required*
* `age_months` — *integer, required, validation: 0-60* — age in months
* `sex` — *single-choice* — [Male, Female, Other]
* `vaccination_card_seen` — *single-choice* — [Yes, No]
* `OPV_doses_received` — *integer, validation: 0-20* — total OPV doses
* `IPV_received` — *single-choice* — [Yes, No, Unknown]