Development and evaluation of a mobile application for case management of small and sick newborns in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In low-income settings, community health workers (CHWs) are frequently the first point of contact for newborns. Mobile technology may aid health workers in classifying illness and providing referral and management guidance for newborn care. This study evaluates the potential for mobile health technology to improve diagnosis and case management of newborns in Bangladesh.

Methods

A mobile application based on Bangladesh's Comprehensive Newborn Care Package national guidelines (mCNCP) was developed to aid CHWs in identifying and managing small and sick infants. After a 2-day training, CHWs assessed newborns at Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital and in the Projahnmo research site (Sylhet, Bangladesh) using either mCNCP or a comparable paper form (pCNCP), similar t

SUBMITTER: Schaeffer LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585142 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature