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Barriers and benefits of mHealth for community health workers in integrated community case management of childhood diseases in Banda Parish, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study
| العنوان: | Barriers and benefits of mHealth for community health workers in integrated community case management of childhood diseases in Banda Parish, Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study |
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| المؤلفون: | Kansiime, Winnifred K., Atusingwize, Edwinah, Ndejjo, Rawlance, Balinda, Emmanuel, Ntanda, Moses, Mugambe, Richard K., Musoke, David |
| المساهمون: | Makerere University Research and Innovation Fund |
| المصدر: | BMC Primary Care ; volume 25, issue 1 ; ISSN 2731-4553 |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| الوصف: | Background Low-quality data presents a significant challenge for community health workers (CHWs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Mobile health (mHealth) applications offer a solution by enabling CHWs to record and submit data electronically. However, the barriers and benefits of mHealth usage among CHWs in informal urban settlements remain poorly understood. This study sought to determine the barriers and benefits of mHealth among CHWs in Banda parish, Kampala. Methods This qualitative study involved 12 key informant interviews (KIIs) among focal persons from Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) and NGOs involved in data collected by CHWs, and officials from the Ministry of Health (MOH) and two mixed-sex Focused Group Discussions (FGDs) of CHWs from Banda parish, Kampala district. Data analysis utilised Atlas Ti Version 7.5.7. Thematic analysis was conducted, and themes were aligned with the social-ecological model. Results Three themes of institutional and policy, community and interpersonal, and individual aligning to the Social ecological model highlighted the factors contributing to barriers and the benefits of mHealth among CHWs for iCCM. The key barriers to usability, acceptability and sustainability included high training costs, CHW demotivation, infrastructure limitations, data security concerns, community awareness deficits, and skill deficiencies. Conversely, mHealth offers benefits such as timely data submission, enhanced data quality, geo-mapping capabilities, improved CHW performance monitoring, community health surveillance, cost-effective reporting, and CHW empowering with technology. Conclusion Despite limited mHealth experience, CHWs expressed enthusiasm for its potential. Implementation was viewed as a solution to multiple challenges, facilitating access to health information, efficient data reporting, and administrative processes, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Successful mHealth implementation requires addressing CHWs’ demotivation, ensuring reliable ... |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4.pdf |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4/fulltext.html |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4 https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4/fulltext.html |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.728162B1 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12875-024-02430-4 |
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