Mapping inequities in digital health transformation within Ethiopia's primary health care system using PROGRESS-plus: Scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Digital health technologies (DHTs) are recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as essential to achieving Universal Health Coverage, yet major equity gaps persist in low-resource settings such as Ethiopia. This scoping review applies the PROGRESS-Plus framework to examine how overlapping social identities (e.g., gender, residence, and income) shape inequities in access to, use of, and engagement with DHTs in Ethiopia's primary healthcare (PHC) system.

Methods

Following Arksey and O'Malley's framework enhanced by Levac et al. and reported using PRISMA-ScR 2020 guidelines. Searches were conducted in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and grey-literature sources for studies published between 2015 and 2025. Eligibility criteria were guide

SUBMITTER: Mussa I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12712306 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature