Published on in Vol 4, No 4 (2018): Oct-Dec

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/10436, first published .
Where No Universal Health Care Identifier Exists: Comparison and Determination of the Utility of Score-Based Persons Matching Algorithms Using Demographic Data

Where No Universal Health Care Identifier Exists: Comparison and Determination of the Utility of Score-Based Persons Matching Algorithms Using Demographic Data

Where No Universal Health Care Identifier Exists: Comparison and Determination of the Utility of Score-Based Persons Matching Algorithms Using Demographic Data

Anthony Waruru   1 , MPhil ;   Agnes Natukunda   2 , MSc ;   Lilly M Nyagah   3 , MBChB ;   Timothy A Kellogg   4 , MPH ;   Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez   1 , Dr PH ;   Wanjiru Waruiru   4 , MBA, MPH ;   Kenneth Masamaro   1 , MBChB, MSc ;   Richelle Harklerode   4 , MPH ;   Jacob Odhiambo   5 , MBChB ;   Eric-Jan Manders   6 , PhD ;   Peter W Young   1 , MPH

1 Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Nairobi, Kenya

2 Global Programs for Research and Training, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

3 National AIDS and STI Control Program, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya

4 Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

5 The Palladium Group, Nairobi, Kenya

6 Division of Global HIV and TB, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Anthony Waruru, MPhil
  • Division of Global HIV and TB
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • PO Box 606
  • Nairobi, 00621
  • Kenya
  • Phone: 254 722200179
  • Email: awaruru@cdc.gov