Health workers' perceptions and experiences of using mHealth technologies to deliver primary healthcare services: a qualitative evidence synthesis

WA Odendaal, JA Watkins, N Leon… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Mobile health (mHealth), refers to healthcare practices supported by mobile
devices, such as mobile phones and tablets. Within primary care, health workers often use …

[HTML][HTML] Digital solutions for community and primary health workers: lessons from implementations in Africa

A Owoyemi, JI Osuchukwu, C Azubuike… - Frontiers in Digital …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The agenda for Universal Health Coverage has driven the exploration of various innovative
approaches to expanding health services to the general population. As more African …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation science in resource-poor countries and communities

HM Yapa, T Bärnighausen - Implementation Science, 2018 - Springer
Background Implementation science in resource-poor countries and communities is
arguably more important than implementation science in resource-rich settings, because …

[HTML][HTML] Operability, acceptability, and usefulness of a mobile app to track routine immunization performance in rural Pakistan: interview study among vaccinators and …

S Zaidi, SA Shaikh, S Sayani, AM Kazi… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2020 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: There has been a recent spate of mobile health (mHealth) app use for
immunizations and other public health concerns in low-and middle-income countries …

[HTML][HTML] The use of implementation science tools to design, implement, and monitor a community-based mHealth intervention for child health in the Amazon

C Westgard, WO Fleming - Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 - frontiersin.org
It is essential to analyze the local context and implementation components to effectively
deliver evidence-based solutions to public health problems. Tools provided by the field of …

[HTML][HTML] An mHealth tool for community health workers to improve caregiver knowledge of child health in the Amazon: an effectiveness-implementation hybrid …

CM Westgard, LA Orrego-Ferreyros - PLOS Global Public Health, 2022 - journals.plos.org
When community health workers (CHWs) are effective, they can teach healthy child rearing
practices in their communities and improve child health and development outcomes. An …

[HTML][HTML] Procedures to select digital sensing technologies for passive data collection with children and their caregivers: qualitative cultural assessment in South Africa …

BA Kohrt, S Rai, K Vilakazi, K Thapa… - JMIR pediatrics and …, 2019 - pediatrics.jmir.org
Background: Populations in low-resource settings with high childhood morbidity and
mortality increasingly are being selected as beneficiaries for interventions using passive …

[HTML][HTML] A novel wide scale well-baby clinic mobile application: an Egyptian pilot study

NM Ibrahim, HS Ez-Elarab, M Momen… - BMC Health Services …, 2023 - Springer
Background Utilization of under 5-year-old child healthcare services in Egypt is considered
low, the highest proportion of well-baby visits is mainly for immunization in the first 2 years of …

[HTML][HTML] Iterative development of a mobile phone app to support community health volunteers during cervical cancer screening in western Kenya: qualitative study

J Stocks, Y Choi, S Ibrahim… - JMIR Formative Research, 2022 - formative.jmir.org
Background To achieve the World Health Organization targets for cervical cancer
elimination, low-and middle-income countries will need to develop innovative strategies to …

Experiences of community health workers on adopting mHealth in rural Malawi: A qualitative study

C Kachimanga, M Mulwafu, MK Ndambo… - Digital …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background The use of mobile health technology (mHealth) by community health workers
(CHWs) can strengthen community-based service delivery and improve access to and …