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[Branch ~dhis2-documenters/dhis2/dhis2-docbook-docs] Rev 56: Adding glossary. Not yet linked to the user maual due to an apparent bug with the FO transformati...
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revno: 56
committer: Jason Pickering <jason@jason-laptop>
branch nick: dhis2-docbook-docs
timestamp: Thu 2009-12-03 09:53:51 +0200
message:
Adding glossary. Not yet linked to the user maual due to an apparent bug with the FO transformation. Will look at this later.
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src/docbkx/en/glossary_en.xml
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=== added file 'src/docbkx/en/glossary_en.xml'
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+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!-- This document was created with Syntext Serna Free. --><!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml
+/4.4/docbookx.dtd" []>
+<glossary id="gloss_main">
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>A</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Aggregation</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>In the context of DHIS2, aggregation refers to how data elements are combined within a particular hierarchical relationship. As an example, all the health facilities in a particular district would contribute to the total value for the particular district in question. Different aggregation operators are supported within DHIS2, such as SUM, AVERAGE, and COUNT.</para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>B</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>C</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Category</glossterm>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Categorycombo</glossterm>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>D</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Datamart</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>A set of database tables in DHIS2 that contians processed data elements and indicator values that is generated based on aggregation rules and calculated data element and indicator formular. Datamart tables are used for analysis and report production. Typically, users should not work directly with unaggregated data values, but rather with values that have resulted from a datamart export for analysis. </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Denominator</glossterm>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Data element</glossterm>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>E</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>F</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>G</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>E</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>F</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>G</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>H</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>H</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Health management information system</glossterm>
+ <abbrev>HMIS</abbrev>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>Typically, an electronic database system that is used to record aggregated data on service delivery, disease incidence, human resource data and other information used to evaluate the performance of delivery of health services. Typically, an HMIS does not contain the highly detailed data of electronic medical record systems or individual patient data. </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>I</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Indicator</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>The divisor of an indicator. Can be composed of multiple data elements with the use of an indicator formula.</para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>J</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>K</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>L</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>M</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>N</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Numerator</glossterm>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>The dividend of a indicator. Can be composed of multiple data elements and factors with the use of indicator formulas.</para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>O</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Organisational unit</glossterm>
+ <abbrev>orgunit</abbrev>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>Typically, an orgunit is a unit within a geographical hierarchy. As an example, in the United States, "Georgia" would be considered an orgunit with in the orgunit level of "State". Organizational units can also represent units, such as wards within a hospital, withn a single geographical location. </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Organisational unit level</glossterm>
+ <abbrev>Orgunit level</abbrev>
+ <glossdef>
+ <para>Refers to a level within an organizational hierarchy. Typically, countries are administered at different levels, such as 1) Country 2) States 3) Counties 4) Health facilities. In the context of DHIS2, health facilities typically are the lowest orgunit level. Data is aggregated upwards from the lowest orgunit level to the highest. </para>
+ </glossdef>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>P</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>Q</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>R</title>
+ <glossentry>
+ <glossterm>Report table</glossterm>
+ </glossentry>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>S</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>T</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>U</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>W</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>X</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>Y</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+ <glossdiv>
+ <title>Z</title>
+ </glossdiv>
+</glossary>