RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe
Background: Travel time and healthcare financing are critical determinants of the provision of quality maternal health care in low resource settings. Despite the availability of pregnancy-related mHealth and smart travel applications, there is a lack of evidence on their usage to travel to health...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/3857 |
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| Summary: | Background: Travel time and healthcare financing are critical determinants of the provision of quality maternal
health care in low resource settings. Despite the availability of pregnancy-related mHealth and smart travel
applications, there is a lack of evidence on their usage to travel to health facilities for routine antenatal care and
emergencies. There is a shortage of information about the feasibility of using a custom-made mobile technology
that integrates smart travel and mHealth. This paper explores the feasibility of implementing a custom-made
geographically enabled mobile technology-based tool (RoadMApp) to counter the adverse effects of long travel
times for maternal care in Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe. |
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