| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this project was to design and develop An Automated Index of Traditional
Medicines for Eastern Districts of Uganda. The objectives of the study were; find out the types
of indigenous medicines, examine the system used in retrieval of information on Traditional
Medicines, establish the challenges of retrieving information on Traditional Medicines,
determine the requirements necessary for designing and developing An Automated Index of
Traditional Medicines, Design and develop An Automated Index of Traditional Medicines for
Eastern Districts of Uganda
The study employed a case study research design while adopting a qualitative approach in data
collection. The researchers purposively selected 42 respondents to participate in the study.
Interview, observation, and document review methods were data collection methods used to
collect data from the field.
The system is characterized by a lot of paper work where forms are used to record the details of
the patient ailments. The system uses registers, counter books and forms in the registration of the
traditional medicines. The retrieval of information about traditional medicines is tiresome, time
wasting and needs much effort to accomplish the tasks. There is a lot of time wasted in retrieving
the information which may be needed by the patients.
Traditional medicines details are captured using counter books and the forms. The counter books
and forms used to register the traditional medicines are prone to misplacement, loss and
insecurity of the information. The major challenge with the current storage and retrieval system
is the slow retrieval of information which is time wasting. This is because it is difficult to
retrieve the files and the folders from the shelves, cabinets and boxes.
The challenges were; lack of immediate retrievals, lack of immediate information storage, lack
of prompt updating among others. The user requirements for the new system were; a user
friendly interface, easy to search the medicines information, compatibility with the available
computers, security for the information and cheap in terms of setup and maintenance | en_US |
