Blanas Demetri A, Ndiaye Youssoupha, MacFarlane Matthew, Manga Isaac, Siddiqui Ammar, Velez Olivia, Kanter Andrew S, Nichols Kim, Hennig Nils
Harlem Residency in Family Medicine, Institute for Family Health, New York, New York, 10029, USA
Health District of Saraya, Senegalese Ministry of Health, Saraya, Senegal.
Int Health. 2015 May;7(3):176-82. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu075. Epub 2014 Oct 14.
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.
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.
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.
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.
尽管疟疾社区病例管理增加了在偏远地区获得救生护理的机会，但它面临着许多后勤挑战。移动电话健康信息技术可能为解决其中一些障碍提供契机。
本研究采用技术接受模型的无线适配方法，评估了塞内加尔萨拉亚的卫生工作者对移动电话的可用性、易用性、有用性和工作相关性。
本研究对政府卫生工作者进行了7次关键信息人访谈，对非专业卫生工作者进行了3次焦点小组讨论和76次调查。主要发现包括移动电话已经广泛可得且被使用，参与者重视使用手机来应对培训、库存管理、项目报告和交通挑战。
通过记录移动电话的广泛使用情况以及卫生工作者对其最有用应用的看法，本文为将其纳入塞内加尔萨拉亚的疟疾社区病例管理项目提供了一个框架。
