Chronic diseases and health promotion

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.

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