Collecting verbal autopsies: improving and streamlining data collection processes using electronic tablets

Table 2 Time comparison for paper- and tablet-based VAIs in Bangladesh and the Philippines

	Bangladesh		Philippines
	Paper (n = 1682) median (min, max)	Tablet (n = 316)	Paper (n = 3716) median (min, max)	Tablet (n = 200)
Time for interviewer training	6 days	2 days^a	5 days	1 day^a
Time between interview and check by supervisor	49 days	N/A	59 days	N/A
Time between interview and check by supervisor	(0, 405)	N/A	(0, 151)	N/A
Time between check by supervisor and data entry	23 days	N/A	21 days	N/A
Time between check by supervisor and data entry	(0, 248)	N/A	(0, 196)	N/A
Time between interview and data entry	98 days	1 day	83 days	2 days
Time between interview and data entry	(1, 419)	1 day	(4, 243)	2 days

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