01258nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653002400066653001200090653001900102653002100121100002100142245010700163856005900270300001000329490000700339050003200346520064800378022001401026       1991                            d  c1991 Mar10aHumans10aInformation Systems10aleprosy10aMicrocomputers10aPapua New Guinea1 aCampos-Outcalt D00aAn evaluation of a microcomputer information system for leprosy control two years post-implementation.  uhttp://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1991/v62n1/pdf/v62n1a10.pdf  a65-710 v62  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>As part of a national programme to improve the management of health services in Papua New Guinea, a microcomputerized information system was designed and implemented in seven provinces. Four other provinces later adopted this system. One component of this information system was a program to assist disease control officers to monitor the treatment received by leprosy and tuberculosis patients. In contrast to other components of the information system, the leprosy and TB computer program was not maintained nor used after two years. This article describes the computer program developed and discusses possible reasons for its nonuse.</p>  a0305-7518