Acceptability and implementation challenges of smartphone-based training of community health nurses for visual inspection with acetic acid in Ghana: mHealth and cervical cancer screening.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore acceptability and feasibility of smartphone-based training of low-level to mid-level health professionals in cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA)/cervicography.

Design

In 2015, we applied a qualitative descriptive approach and conducted semi-structured interviews and focus groups to assess the perceptions and experiences of community health nurses (CHNs) (n=15) who performed smartphone-based VIA, patients undergoing VIA/cryotherapy (n=21) and nurse supervisor and the expert reviewer (n=2).

Setting

Community health centres (CHCs) in Accra, Ghana.

Results

The 3-month smartphone-based training and mentorship was perceived as an important and essential complementary process to further develop diagnostic and m

SUBMITTER: Asgary R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661590 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature