Objective To evaluate the effect of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention on early retention of female sex workers in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis services in the United Republic of Tanzania.
Methods The study involved 783 female sex workers: 470 from Dar es Salaam who wer...
This is a cross-sectional survey of challenges inhibiting health care service provision
during COVID 19 lockdown. Data collected with a pretested online self-administered questionnaire included age, gender, occupation, place of practice, physical distance practices, utilization of telemedicine, income a...
Introduction: COVID-19 global pandemic exposed mental health gaps that have been salient among adolescents and young people. The glaring gaps include lack of information, undefined referral systems, and inadequate human resources for mental health. We aimed to develop a digital web-based platform to supp...
Background: Coronavirus (COVID-19) increased patient loads globally, having a negative impact on health services. Social distancing is one strategy to prevent spreading COVID-19 but creates challenges for health professionals. This study assessed the challenges of COVID-19 for selected health professiona...
The use of telehealth is becoming a prevalent feature in clinical practice worldwide, partly because of advances in medical and telecommunications technology. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been a key driver in justifying the accelerated use of telehealth, leading to healthcare prac...
eHealth is promoted as a means to strengthen health systems and facilitate universal
health coverage. Sub-components (e.g. telehealth, telemedicine, mhealth) are seen as
mitigators of healthcare provider shortages and poor rural and remote access. Teleradiology
(including mobile teleradiology), widesprea...
This paper presents voices from Africa on digital health in Africa. These voices were gleaned during interviews and an online, focus group session in May 2020, during which 30 experts across Africa, among others from the South, were asked about their experiences and observations on the conceptualization ...
Mobile Health (mHealth) involves the utilization of mobile communication to promote health by supporting healthcare practices. To the best of our knowledge, the quality of mobile health apps available to the 65 million Hausa speakers globally is yet to be evaluated in a study. Objective: To evaluate the ...
Background: Telemedicine practice is a rapidly evolving aspect of medicine in developed countries, though resource-limited countries like Nigeria are yet to embrace it fully. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic has limited patients’ visits to hospitals in addition to the social distancing measures deployed...
