Healthcare workers' perceptions about the use of mobile health technologies in public health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile health has enormous potential in healthcare due to the increasing use of mobile phones in low- and middle-income countries; its effective deployment, uptake, and utilization may result in improved health outcomes, including a reduction in neonatal deaths. However, there is a suboptimal uptake of mobile health technologies among healthcare workers in low-resource settings like Nigeria, which are often context-specific.

Objective

To investigate healthcare workers' perceptions of mobile health technologies in public health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria.

Method

A qualitative study was conducted, and data were collected through six focus group discussions with 26 healthcare workers (doctors, nurses, and community health extension workers) from three public

SUBMITTER: Shekoni O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10860469 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature