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Use of Biometrics for Records Deduplication: Case Study of the National Data Repository in Nigeria

Use of Biometrics for Records Deduplication: Case Study of the National Data Repository in Nigeria

Use of Biometrics for Records Deduplication: Case Study of the National Data Repository in Nigeria

Ademola Oladipo   1 * , MD, PhD ;   Ibrahim Dalhatu   2 * , MD ;   Stephen Taiye Balogun   2 , MD, MPH ;   Moyosola Bamidele   2 , PhD ;   Ayodele Fagbemi   2 , MPH ;   Isah Ahmed Abbas   2 , BSc ;   Nannim Nalda   2 , MPH ;   Richard Ugbena   2 , MD ;   Jude Orjih   2 , MD ;   Timothy A Efuntoye   2 , MD, MPH ;   Brooke Doman   1 , MPH ;   Sadhna Patel   1 , MPH ;   Herman Tolentino   1 , MPH ;   Daniel Rosen   2 , PhD ;   James Kariuki   1 , MPH ;   Johnson Alonge   3 , BTECH ;   Kehinde Balogun   3 , MD, MPH ;   Nnamdi Umeh   3 , MSc ;   Gibril Gomez   3 , MSci ;   Oludare Onimode   3 , MD, MPH ;   Olaposi Olatoregun   3 , MD, MPH ;   Jay Osi Samuels   3 , MD, MPH ;   Adebobola Bashorun   4 , MD, MPH

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

2 Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria

3 Public Health Information, Surveillance Solutions and Systems Project, Abuja, Nigeria

4 National AIDS and STI Control Program (NASCP), Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria

*these authors contributed equally

†deceased

Corresponding Author:

  • Ademola Oladipo, MD, PhD
  • Division of Global HIV and TB
  • US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • 1600 Clifton Road NE
  • Atlanta, GA 30329
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 404 218 2662
  • Email: lny8@cdc.gov