Rural community health workers' readiness for mobile-phone based telemedicine uptake in India.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Healthcare services using mobile-phone based telemedicine provide simple technology that does not require sophisticated equipment. This study assessed community health workers' knowledge, attitude, and practice (i.e., their readiness) at the village level for uptake of mobile-phone based telemedicine. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 80 community health workers, including Auxiliary Nurse Midwives, Multipurpose Health Workers and Accredited Social Health Activists working in a rural health block of India. A pre-tested, semi-structured, interviewer-assisted, self-administered questionnaire was used to assess their mobile-phone based telemedicine readiness. Results: Sixty (75.0%) health workers owned mobile phones. The media

SUBMITTER: Gandhi P A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9263958 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature