Feasibility of a Mobile Health Tool for Mothers to Identify Neonatal Illness in Rural Uganda: Acceptability Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A shortage of community health workers to triage sick neonates and poor recognition of neonatal illness by mothers contribute significantly toward neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Providing low-resource communities with the tools and knowledge to recognize signs of neonatal distress can lead to early care-seeking behavior. To empower and educate mothers to recognize signs of neonatal illness, we developed a neonatal health assessment device consisting of a smartphone app and a wearable sensor (the NeMo system).

Objective

The aim of this study was to determine if mothers in rural Uganda were willing and able to use the NeMo system during the first week of their infant's life. We also assessed mothers' responses to the device's recommendation to

SUBMITTER: Matin SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7055749 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature