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Implementing mHealth Interventions in a Resource-Constrained Setting: Case Study From Uganda
Meyer AJ, Armstrong-Hough M, Babirye D, Mark D, Turimumahoro P, Ayakaka I, Haberer JE, Katamba A, Davis JL. Implementing mHealth Interventions in a Resource-Constrained Setting: Case Study From Uganda. JMIR MHealth And UHealth 2020, 8: e19552. PMID: 32673262, PMCID: PMC7385635, DOI: 10.2196/19552.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd usersCommunity health workersComplex data structuresData management plansLack of adaptabilityDigital fingerprintingMHealth interventionsData managementData structureDigital servicesContact investigationHardware requirementsSMS messagesUse of technologyHealth interventionsComplex mHealth interventionExcessive complexityTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationMobile health interventionsTechnology requirementsSurvey appPublic health interventionsResource-constrained settingsUsers
2018
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Adoption of Digital Fingerprinting During Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A Parallel-Convergent Mixed-Methods Analysis
White EB, Meyer AJ, Ggita JM, Babirye D, Mark D, Ayakaka I, Haberer JE, Katamba A, Armstrong-Hough M, Davis JL. Feasibility, Acceptability, and Adoption of Digital Fingerprinting During Contact Investigation for Tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda: A Parallel-Convergent Mixed-Methods Analysis. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2018, 20: e11541. PMID: 30442637, PMCID: PMC6265600, DOI: 10.2196/11541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTechnology Acceptance Model 2Digital fingerprintingDigital fingerprintUnique patient identificationData integrityFingerprint captureSoftware leadFingerprint scannerPatient identificationHardware failureDigital technologiesBiometricsModest clusteringClusteringSocial imageTechnologyHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationRobust covariance estimatorPotential solutionsActual useGuide improvementFrameworkHardwareIndividual identificationTemporal characteristicsPatterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda
Ggita JM, Ojok C, Meyer AJ, Farr K, Shete PB, Ochom E, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Mark D, Dowdy D, Ackerman S, Armstrong-Hough M, Nalugwa T, Ayakaka I, Moore D, Haberer JE, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis JL. Patterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 530-536. PMID: 29663958, PMCID: PMC6350252, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0521.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinic attendeesHousehold contactsTB patientsClinic visitsClinic patientsMHealth interventionsTuberculosisMobile phone accessHealth communicationPatientsUrban KampalaMost contactPhone accessPhone sharingLittle informationAttendeesText messagesPatterns of usageShort messaging service (SMS) messagesUgandaCentral UgandaVisitsRecipients