M-health intervention for distribution of health information to rural and economically disadvantaged communities
Access to reliable health information remains a challenge in low and middle income countries (LMIC), particularly in rural areas. There is a need to identify strategies to distribute vital health information to patients and to communities.
The proposed project will be set in 5 primary health care (PHC) clinics in the rural OR Tambo district, Eastern Cape, South Africa, where governmental healthcare staff tend to be overburdened and have little time for health promotion and education.
Almost all households have access to smart phones. We therefore propose a strategy using internet- or server-based digital knowledge hubs at facilities and allowing anyone attending PHC clinics to download health educational material onto phones. Reliable information about their illnesses would then be available to patients and their families to watch at home. Patient-specific information would be bundled with general health information which will be of broader benefit to households and communities.
Forskningsområde
- Vård och hälsovetenskap
- Informatik
Forskningsmiljö / Institution
- Arbetsintegrerat lärande
- Institutionen för ekonomi och IT
Projektledare
Övriga projektmedverkande
Dr. Karl le Roux
Walter Sisulu University
Dr. Anna Kagesten
Karolinska Institutet
Linnea Stansert Katzen
Stellenbosch University
Forskningspartner
- Walter Sisulu University
- Karolinska institutet
- Stellenbosch University
Forskningsfinansiär
- SASUF
Projekttid
2020 - 2020