Ethical, Legal, and Sociocultural Issues in the Use of Mobile Technologies and Call Detail Records Data for Public Health in the East African Region: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The exponential scale and pace of real-time data generated from mobile phones present opportunities for new insights and challenges across multiple sectors, including health care delivery and public health research. However, little attention has been given to the new ethical, social, and legal concerns related to using these mobile technologies and the data they generate in Africa.

Objective

The objective of this scoping review was to explore the ethical and related concerns that arise from the use of data from call detail records and mobile technology interventions for public health in the context of East Africa.

Methods

We searched the PubMed database for published studies describing ethical challenges while using mobile technologies and related data in p

SUBMITTER: Sekandi JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9204580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature