Authors: Karin Källander; James K Tibenderana; Onome J Akpogheneta; Daniel L Strachan; Zelee Hill; Augustinus H A ten Asbroek; Lesong Conteh; Betty R Kirkwood,
This publication aimed to conduct a thematic review of how mHealth projects have approached the intersection of cellular technology and public health in low- and middle-income countries and identify the promising practices and experiences learned, as well as novel and innovative approaches of how mHealth can support community health workers.
The review revealed that there are very few formal outcome evaluations of mHealth in low-income countries. Although there is vast documentation of project process evaluations, there are few studies demonstrating an impact on clinical outcomes. There is also a lack of mHealth applications and services operating at scale in low- and middle-income countries. The most commonly documented use of mHealth was 1-way text-message and phone reminders to encourage follow-up appointments, healthy behaviors, and data gathering. Innovative mHealth applications for community health workers include the use of mobile phones as job aides, clinical decision support tools, and for data submission and instant feedback on performance.
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Monitoring and Evaluation, Motivation/incentives, Performance management, Recruitment and Retention, mHealth and Technology
Resource Type: Journal articles, Research
Year: 2013
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Country: Global
Publisher May Restrict Access: No