epiPart 1: Introduction to Epi Info Overview Introduction Epi Info™ is a public domain software package designed for the global community of public health practitioners and researchers. It provides for easy form and database construction, data entry, and analysis with epidemiologic statistics, maps, and graphs. Intended audience This manual is intended for all parties responsible for analysing the STEPS data and producing STEPS Country Reports. Analysis component only This manual only covers the analysis component of Epi Info. Guide to using this manual This manual has been written in eight parts. Each part is introduced with an overview and a short table of contents to help you find specific topics. Each part contains procedures, exercises, and assessment items. If you skip the exercises in any of the parts you may have problems using the programs in later parts. Other resources This manual is to be read and used in conjunction with the following resources: • STEPS_EpiInfo.mdb • STEPS_Epi_Info_Instrument.pdf • STEPS_Epi_Info_training_guide.pdf The materials need to be placed in your C drive under C:\STEPS\EpiInfo\Training Continued on next page Part 1: Introduction to Epi Info Page 1 -2 STEPS Epi InfoTM Training Manual Overview, Continued Capacity building WHO is available to help build country capacity in using Epi Info. In this part This section contains the following topics: Topic See Page Installing Epi Info 1-3 Copying Training Materials to your Computer 1-4 Opening and Navigating Epi Info 1-5 Opening and Closing the Analysis Module 1-7 Opening a Project and Data Table 1-8