Dele-Ojo B F, Ojo O D, Omopariola O A, Oseni T I A, Ogunmodede J A, Busari O, Amu E O, Adefioye A
Department of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
Department of Surgery, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2023 Jan 30;40(1):84-89.
There are traditional barriers to accessing quality hypertension care in sub-Saharan Africa. Mobile phone technology is increasingly being used to overcome these barriers. This study assessed smartphone ownership and the willingness to receive mobile health services among patients with hypertension in Nigeria.
Four hundred and twenty-seven (427) patients with hypertension were recruited from two tertiary health institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were fed into the Open Data Kit form, which was used to take data on mobile phone ownership, the willingness to receive and the preferred type of mobile phone-based hypertension health care services.
Males were 37.2%. Mean age was 60.6 ± 15.3 years. Of the participants, 48.7% owned smartphones, 21.1% had regular internet subscription on their phones, 94.8% were willing to receive and pay mobile health services. Phone calls (48.0%) and text messages (31.6%) were the most preferred modes of receiving hypertension-related health education. Age category of 45-64 years was the only predictor of willingness to receive mobile health services.
All our participants owned mobile phones, with 48.7% being smartphones and almost all the participants were willing to receive and pay for mobile health services for prevention, treatment and information on hypertension. Middle age was the only predictor of willingness to receive mobile health, and the most preferred choices were through phone calls and text messages. The above information will guide in the design of favourable mHealth interventions that will be ideal for our study population.
在撒哈拉以南非洲地区，获得高质量高血压护理存在传统障碍。移动电话技术正越来越多地被用于克服这些障碍。本研究评估了尼日利亚高血压患者的智能手机拥有情况以及接受移动健康服务的意愿。
从尼日利亚埃基蒂州的两家三级医疗机构招募了427名高血压患者。问卷录入开放数据工具表单，用于获取有关手机拥有情况、接受意愿以及基于手机的高血压医疗服务的首选类型的数据。
男性占37.2%。平均年龄为60.6±15.3岁。在参与者中，48.7%拥有智能手机，21.1%的手机有定期网络套餐，94.8%愿意接受并支付移动健康服务费用。电话（48.0%）和短信（31.6%）是接受高血压相关健康教育的最首选方式。45 - 64岁年龄组是接受移动健康服务意愿的唯一预测因素。
我们所有的参与者都拥有手机，其中48.7%为智能手机，几乎所有参与者都愿意接受并支付用于高血压预防、治疗和信息的移动健康服务费用。中年是接受移动健康服务意愿的唯一预测因素，最首选的方式是通过电话和短信。上述信息将指导设计对我们的研究人群理想的有利移动健康干预措施。
