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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| author | Chikoko, Laurine Nyati-Jokomo, Zibusiso Dabengwa, Israel Mbekezeli Makacha, Liberty Nyapwere, Newton Dube, Yolisa Prudence Vidler, Marianne Makanga, Prestige Tatenda |
| author_facet | Chikoko, Laurine Nyati-Jokomo, Zibusiso Dabengwa, Israel Mbekezeli Makacha, Liberty Nyapwere, Newton Dube, Yolisa Prudence Vidler, Marianne Makanga, Prestige Tatenda |
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| description | 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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| spelling | ir-11408-38572022-06-27T13:49:04Z RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe Chikoko, Laurine Nyati-Jokomo, Zibusiso Dabengwa, Israel Mbekezeli Makacha, Liberty Nyapwere, Newton Dube, Yolisa Prudence Vidler, Marianne Makanga, Prestige Tatenda Pregnancy Transport RoadMApp Barriers to maternal health services Geographically enabled Health Mobile health 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. 2020-11-10T06:27:26Z 2020-11-10T06:27:26Z 2020 Article http://hdl.handle.net/11408/3857 en open BMC |
| spellingShingle | Pregnancy Transport RoadMApp Barriers to maternal health services Geographically enabled Health Mobile health Chikoko, Laurine Nyati-Jokomo, Zibusiso Dabengwa, Israel Mbekezeli Makacha, Liberty Nyapwere, Newton Dube, Yolisa Prudence Vidler, Marianne Makanga, Prestige Tatenda RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title | RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title_full | RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title_fullStr | RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title_full_unstemmed | RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title_short | RoadMApp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in Zimbabwe |
| title_sort | roadmapp: a feasibility study for a smart travel application to improve maternal health delivery in a low resource setting in zimbabwe |
| topic | Pregnancy Transport RoadMApp Barriers to maternal health services Geographically enabled Health Mobile health |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11408/3857 |
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