People's willingness and determinants to use selected tele-consultation public health services in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To achieve universal health coverage by 2030, sub-Saharan African countries are planning to develop large scale tele-consultation public health services. However, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the level of peoples' willingness to use this kind of tele-health services. To address this gap and inform policymakers, the present study aims at accessing the Mozambican people's willingness to use tele-consultation public health services and the determinants associate to their willingness.

Methods

A total of 403 adults participated in the study. The material consisted of 32 vignettes (scenarios) describing realistic health problem situations in which an individual was proposed to use a tele-consultation public health service, varying as a function of five factors

SUBMITTER: Vera Cruz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8132030 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature