Mobile authentication service in Nigeria: An assessment of community pharmacists' acceptance and providers' views of successes and challenges of deployment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) is a mobile health technology deployed to hinder the retailing of falsified medicines to consumers in Nigeria. But, some community pharmacists reported that points of failures of MAS have negatively impacted their practices.

Objectives

The objectives of this study were (1) to assess the acceptance of MAS by community pharmacists; (2) to explore the views of MAS providers on the challenges and successes of MAS deployment in Nigeria.

Methods

A quantitative cross sectional survey was used to investigate community pharmacists' acceptance of MAS. A validated structured questionnaire, based on Technology Acceptance Model, was distributed to 326 community pharmacists. In addition, a structured interview guide was employed to exp

SUBMITTER: Oyetunde OO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6594430 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature