A notable amount of progress has been made in reducing maternal mortality rates over the past 25 years in Senegal. However, the national maternal mortality ratio remains unacceptably high. With mobile health (mHealth) interventions been used increasingly in rural and remote areas of the country, this study looks at the application of CommCare. CommCare is an application that … [Read more...] about Socio-cultural contextual factors that contribute to the uptake of a mobile health intervention to enhance maternal health care in rural Senegal.
mHealth and Technology
Pediatric hearing screening in low-resource settings: Incorporation of video-otoscopy and an electronic medical record.
This study aimed to develop a sustainable and comprehensive approach to pediatric hearing care in low- and middle-income countries. It involved the use of a smartphone-based platform to perform hearing screening and video otoscopy. The technology was applied by community health workers (CHWs) in Kilifi county in Kenya … [Read more...] about Pediatric hearing screening in low-resource settings: Incorporation of video-otoscopy and an electronic medical record.
Using mobile technologies to support the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: mapping the evidence
This systematic review looks at a range of literature published between 2000-2018 on the application of mobile technologies for training community health workers in low and middle countries. The article looks at the use of these technologies across 9 global healthcare areas including neglected areas of disability and mental health. … [Read more...] about Using mobile technologies to support the training of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries: mapping the evidence
A Novel Mobile Health Tool for Home-Based Identification of Neonatal Illness in Uganda: Formative Usability Study.
This study aimed to assess the usability and acceptability of the NeMo system in rural Uganda. NeMo is an intuitive platform for neonatal assessment in a home setting. The study involved the application of the system by target users and volunteer community health workers (CHWs). … [Read more...] about A Novel Mobile Health Tool for Home-Based Identification of Neonatal Illness in Uganda: Formative Usability Study.
Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger
As part of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) integrated community case management (iCCM) Rapid Access Expansion Program (RAcE), World Vision Niger and Canada worked with the Niger Ministry of Health to enable implementation of iCCM in four districts of Niger in 2013. This paper presents a two-arm cluster randomized trial which looked at the impact of an mhealth approach … [Read more...] about Clinical evaluation of the use of an mhealth intervention on quality of care provided by Community Health Workers in southwest Niger