Collective Intelligence-Based Participatory COVID-19 Surveillance in Accra, Ghana: Pilot Mixed Methods Study.
Gifty MarleyPhyllis Dako-GyekePrajwol NepalRohini RajgopalEvelyn KokoElizabeth ChenKwabena NuamahKingsley OseiHubertus HofkirchnerMichael MarksJoseph D TuckerRosalind M M EggoWilliam K AmpofoSean Y SylviaPublished in: JMIR infodemiology (2024)
Using an IM system for disease surveillance is feasible and acceptable in Ghana. This approach shows promise as a cost-effective source of information on disease trends in low- and middle-income countries where surveillance is underdeveloped, but further studies are needed to optimize its use.