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Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania
Antenatal care (ANC) is considered a cornerstone of reproductive health programmes, but many women face difficulties in accessing these services, particularly in some sub-Saharan African countries, such as Tanzania. This study aimed to test ANC visit acceptability using mHealth system PANDA (Pregnan...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36430061 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215342 |
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author | Paduano, Stefania Incerti, Federica Borsari, Lucia Benski, Anne Caroline Ernest, Alex Mwampagatwa, Ipyana Lilungulu, Athanase Masoi, Theresia Bargellini, Annalisa Stornelli, Federica Stancanelli, Giovanna Borella, Paola Rweyemamu, Maria Angelica |
author_facet | Paduano, Stefania Incerti, Federica Borsari, Lucia Benski, Anne Caroline Ernest, Alex Mwampagatwa, Ipyana Lilungulu, Athanase Masoi, Theresia Bargellini, Annalisa Stornelli, Federica Stancanelli, Giovanna Borella, Paola Rweyemamu, Maria Angelica |
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description | Antenatal care (ANC) is considered a cornerstone of reproductive health programmes, but many women face difficulties in accessing these services, particularly in some sub-Saharan African countries, such as Tanzania. This study aimed to test ANC visit acceptability using mHealth system PANDA (Pregnancy And Newborn Diagnostic Assessment) in the Mufindi district (Tanzania). We investigated the ANC visit acceptability of pregnant women and healthcare workers (HCWs) in an intervention area using the PANDA system compared with a control area. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to pregnant women in an implementation area (n = 52) and in a control area (n = 46). In the implementation area, group interviews with 50 pregnant women were conducted and five HCWs evaluated ANC visits through a questionnaire. The implementation group was significantly more satisfied with the ANC visit compared with the control group. All the 52 women and the HCWs declared that PANDA icons were useful in understanding and remembering the provided information and the PANDA app was able to improve the ANC quality and to positively influence the relationship of HCWs and pregnant women. HCWs reported that the PANDA app was “easy-to-use” and “able to improve the adherence to ANC WHO recommendations”. In underserved areas, many pregnant women could benefit from the PANDA system increasing their access to high-quality ANC and overcoming language and/or literacy barriers. |
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spelling | pubmed-96912012022-11-25 Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania Paduano, Stefania Incerti, Federica Borsari, Lucia Benski, Anne Caroline Ernest, Alex Mwampagatwa, Ipyana Lilungulu, Athanase Masoi, Theresia Bargellini, Annalisa Stornelli, Federica Stancanelli, Giovanna Borella, Paola Rweyemamu, Maria Angelica Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Antenatal care (ANC) is considered a cornerstone of reproductive health programmes, but many women face difficulties in accessing these services, particularly in some sub-Saharan African countries, such as Tanzania. This study aimed to test ANC visit acceptability using mHealth system PANDA (Pregnancy And Newborn Diagnostic Assessment) in the Mufindi district (Tanzania). We investigated the ANC visit acceptability of pregnant women and healthcare workers (HCWs) in an intervention area using the PANDA system compared with a control area. An ad hoc questionnaire was administered to pregnant women in an implementation area (n = 52) and in a control area (n = 46). In the implementation area, group interviews with 50 pregnant women were conducted and five HCWs evaluated ANC visits through a questionnaire. The implementation group was significantly more satisfied with the ANC visit compared with the control group. All the 52 women and the HCWs declared that PANDA icons were useful in understanding and remembering the provided information and the PANDA app was able to improve the ANC quality and to positively influence the relationship of HCWs and pregnant women. HCWs reported that the PANDA app was “easy-to-use” and “able to improve the adherence to ANC WHO recommendations”. In underserved areas, many pregnant women could benefit from the PANDA system increasing their access to high-quality ANC and overcoming language and/or literacy barriers. MDPI 2022-11-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9691201/ /pubmed/36430061 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215342 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Paduano, Stefania Incerti, Federica Borsari, Lucia Benski, Anne Caroline Ernest, Alex Mwampagatwa, Ipyana Lilungulu, Athanase Masoi, Theresia Bargellini, Annalisa Stornelli, Federica Stancanelli, Giovanna Borella, Paola Rweyemamu, Maria Angelica Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title | Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title_full | Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title_fullStr | Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title_full_unstemmed | Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title_short | Use of a mHealth System to Improve Antenatal Care in Low and Lower-Middle Income Countries: Report on Patients and Healthcare Workers’ Acceptability in Tanzania |
title_sort | use of a mhealth system to improve antenatal care in low and lower-middle income countries: report on patients and healthcare workers’ acceptability in tanzania |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9691201/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36430061 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215342 |
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