Epi Info Software
To check and analyse the STEPS surveillance data, the STEPS team recommends and supports using Epi Info. Epi Info is a free, public-domain software package developed by the US Centers for Disease Control which allows users to:
- check the survey data for outliers and inconsistent data
- conduct a descriptive analysis of survey data
- easily generate output files from the analysis.
Installation
Follow the instructions below to download and install Epi Info.
- Download Epi Info by clicking on the "Epi Info 3.4.3" link below.
- Save the file to C:\STEPS\software.
- Go to and open the folder C:\STEPS\software and click on "setup.exe".
- Click "Next" on the Welcome to Epi Info 3.4.3 screen.
- Click Next on the Destination folder screen, you should use the default C:\Epi_Info.
- Click "Next" on the selected features screen.
- Click "Next" on the ready to install screen.
For more information on Epi Info, please visit the Epi Info homepage.
STEPS-specific training materials for Epi Info are available here.