Health worker perceptions of integrating mobile phones into community case management of malaria in Saraya, Senegal.

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dc.contributor.authorBlanas, Demetri A
dc.contributor.authorNdiaye, Youssoupha
dc.contributor.authorMacFarlane, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorManga, Isaac
dc.contributor.authorSiddiqui, Ammar
dc.contributor.authorVelez, Olivia
dc.contributor.authorKanter, Andrew S
dc.contributor.authorNichols, Kim
dc.contributor.authorHennig, Nils
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-07T13:25:43Z
dc.date.available2020-02-07T13:25:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-12
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Although community case management of malaria increases access to life saving care in isolated settings it contends with many logistical challenges Mobile phone health information technology may present an opportunity to address a number of these barriers METHODS Using the wireless adaptation of the technology acceptance model this study assessed availability ease of use usefulness and job relevance of mobile phones by health workers in Saraya Senegal RESULTS This study conducted seven key informant interviews with government health workers and three focus groups and 76 surveys with lay health workers Principal findings included that mobile phones are already widely available and used and that participants valued using phones to address training stock management programme reporting and transportation challenges CONCLUSIONS By documenting widespread use of mobile phones and health worker perceptions of their most useful applications this paper provides a framework for their integration into the community case management of malaria programme in Saraya Senegal
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu075
dc.identifier.urihttps://lib.digitalsquare.io/xmlui/handle/123456789/13691
dc.relation.uriInternational health
dc.subjectWorkforce
dc.subjectCommunity-based health worker
dc.subjectFacility-based health worker
dc.subjectCommunication roadblocks
dc.subjectDelayed reporting of events
dc.subjectAccess to information or data
dc.subjectSupply of commodities
dc.subjectHealth worker competence
dc.subjectAlignment with local norms
dc.subjectGeographic inaccessibility
dc.subjectPlanning and coordination
dc.subjectExpenses related to commodity disbursement
dc.subjectPre-prototype
dc.subjectFeasibility
dc.subjectIndividual based
dc.subjectProvider training and education
dc.subjectProvider work planning and scheduling
dc.subjectProvider-to-provider communication
dc.subjectDisease management
dc.subjectService delivery statistics
dc.titleHealth worker perceptions of integrating mobile phones into community case management of malaria in Saraya, Senegal.en
dcterms.abstractBACKGROUND Although community case management of malaria increases access to life saving care in isolated settings it contends with many logistical challenges Mobile phone health information technology may present an opportunity to address a number of these barriers METHODS Using the wireless adaptation of the technology acceptance model this study assessed availability ease of use usefulness and job relevance of mobile phones by health workers in Saraya Senegal RESULTS This study conducted seven key informant interviews with government health workers and three focus groups and 76 surveys with lay health workers Principal findings included that mobile phones are already widely available and used and that participants valued using phones to address training stock management programme reporting and transportation challenges CONCLUSIONS By documenting widespread use of mobile phones and health worker perceptions of their most useful applications this paper provides a framework for their integration into the community case management of malaria programme in Saraya Senegal
dcterms.contributorBlanas, Demetri A
dcterms.contributorNdiaye, Youssoupha
dcterms.contributorMacFarlane, Matthew
dcterms.contributorManga, Isaac
dcterms.contributorSiddiqui, Ammar
dcterms.contributorVelez, Olivia
dcterms.contributorKanter, Andrew S
dcterms.contributorNichols, Kim
dcterms.contributorHennig, Nils
dcterms.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihu075
dcterms.relationInternational health
dcterms.subjectWorkforce
dcterms.subjectCommunity-based health worker
dcterms.subjectFacility-based health worker
dcterms.subjectCommunication roadblocks
dcterms.subjectDelayed reporting of events
dcterms.subjectAccess to information or data
dcterms.subjectSupply of commodities
dcterms.subjectHealth worker competence
dcterms.subjectAlignment with local norms
dcterms.subjectGeographic inaccessibility
dcterms.subjectPlanning and coordination
dcterms.subjectExpenses related to commodity disbursement
dcterms.subjectPre-prototype
dcterms.subjectFeasibility
dcterms.subjectIndividual based
dcterms.subjectProvider training and education
dcterms.subjectProvider work planning and scheduling
dcterms.subjectProvider-to-provider communication
dcterms.subjectDisease management
dcterms.subjectService delivery statistics
dcterms.titleHealth worker perceptions of integrating mobile phones into community case management of malaria in Saraya, Senegal.en
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