ReviewmHealth2017
A mixed methods systematic review of success factors of mhealth and telehealth for maternal health in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Review in mHealth, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mapping global inequities in telemedicine implementation: An umbrella review of barriers and facilitators.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Experiences of midwives working in rural areas in Africa: a meta-aggregative review of qualitative studies on facilitators and barriers to effective healthcare delivery.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Equity in prenatal healthcare services globally: an umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Telehealth Service Use and Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Community health workers' usability and acceptability of an mHealth tool for post-cesarean assessments: A mixed-methods study in rural Rwanda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Health worker acceptability of an HIV testing mobile health application within a rural Zambian HIV treatment programme.PloS one · 2025Article
- Qualitative Evaluation of mHealth Implementation for Infectious Disease Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Narrative Review.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Review
- Barriers and facilitators for the use of telehealth by healthcare providers in India-A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2024Article
- Phone-based psychosocial counseling for people living with HIV: Feasibility, acceptability and impact on uptake of psychosocial counseling services in Malawi.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
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- Enhancing maternal health in Zambia: a comprehensive approach to addressing postpartum hemorrhage.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Using an online community of practice to explore the informal use of mobile phones by health workers.Oxford open digital health · 2023Article
- Enablers and barriers to the acceptability of mHealth for maternal healthcare in rural Edo, Nigeria.Dialogues in health · 2022Article
- Lack of ownership of mobile phones could hinder the rollout of mHealth interventions in Africa.eLife · 2022Article
- Acceptability of a Smartphone Application to Enhance Healthcare to Female Genital Mutilation Survivors in Liberia: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- A mixed-method study exploring experiences, perceptions, and acceptability of using a safe delivery mHealth application in two district hospitals in Rwanda.BMC nursing · 2022Article
- Implementation of tele visit healthcare services triggered by the COVID-19 emergency: the Trentino Province experience.Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- The impact of scaling up access to treatment and imaging modalities on global disparities in breast cancer survival: a simulation-based analysis.The Lancet. Oncology · 2021Article
- eHealth Implementation Issues in Low-Resource Countries: Model, Survey, and Analysis of User Experience.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Mobile Health Intervention in the Maternal Care Pathway: Protocol for the Impact Evaluation of hAPPyMamma.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
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Abstract
Access to health care is still limited for many women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while it remains an important determinant of maternal mortality and morbidity. Information and communication technologies (ICTs), such as mhealth and telehealth, can help to facilitate this access by acting on the various obstacles encountered by women, be they socio-cultural, economic, geographical or organizational. However, various factors contribute to the success of mhealth and telehealth implementation and use, and must be considered for these technologies to go beyond the pilot project stage. The objective of this systematic literature review is to synthesize the empirical knowledge on the success factors of the implementation and use of telehealth and mhealth to facilitate access to maternal care in SSA. The methodology used is based on that of the Cochrane Collaboration, including a documentary search using standardized language in six databases, selection of studies corresponding to the inclusion criteria, data extraction, evaluation of study quality, and synthesis of the results. A total of 93 articles were identified, which allowed the inclusion of seven studies, six of which were on mhealth. Based on the framework proposed by Broens
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