Authors: Purity Mwendwa
As access to mobile technologies expands, improving their effective use is key to strengthening data. This article discusses emerging lessons from rural Rwanda on CHW use of mobile technologies for health interventions. Technical characteristics such as reminders and alerts were seen to be the strongest predictors towards use, while user characteristic (age) did not influence use. Programme characteristics, specifically supervision and training, had mixed findings. The authors conclude the importance of taking into account social and technical factors in the implementation of mHealth projects.
Link: What encourages community health workers to use mobile technologies for health interventions? Emerging lessons from rural Rwanda
Resource Topic: CHW Role, Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Data Collection, Supervision, Training, mHealth and Technology
Resource Type: Issue papers, Research
Year: 2018
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Country: Rwanda
Publisher May Restrict Access: No