Evaluating community-based digital health interventions to improve COVID-19 outcomes in rural Indonesia: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

COVID-19 has challenged health systems in low-income and middle-income countries, particularly in rural areas where communities face barriers to information, prevention and timely care. Digital health interventions delivered through community health workers (CHWs) offer a promising approach to closing these gaps. This study evaluated whether a CHW-led digital intervention improved knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP), vaccination uptake, COVID-19 outcomes and access to hospital care in rural Indonesia.

Methods

A quasi-experimental study was conducted from June 2022 to June 2023 with 10 023 individuals across four intervention and four control villages in Malang Regency. In intervention villages, CHWs used a mobile application (AREEMA Skrining Mandiri) t

SUBMITTER: Sujarwoto S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12636966 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature