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ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2021

Designing and Piloting of a Mobile Learning Curriculum for Quality Point-Of-Care Diagnostics Services in Rural Clinics of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Nkosinothando Chamane, Rowan Thompson, Simon Goldstone, Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson

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Article in Frontiers in reproductive health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nkosinothando ChamaneDepartment of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.
Rowan ThompsonDepartment of Mathematics, Science and Technology, Stadio School of Education Formerly the Embury Institute for Higher Education, Durban, South Africa.
Simon GoldstoneDepartment of Digitally Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Assessment, Stadio School of Education Formerly the Embury Institute for Higher Education, Durban, South Africa.
Tivani Phosa Mashamba-ThompsonDepartment of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa.

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Abstract

Background: The use of mobile technology has been reported to help improve access to education for people in remote areas. However, there is limited evidence of its adoption in resource-limited settings. The aim of this study was to utilize stakeholder generated ideas to design and pilot a mobile learning curriculum, with the purpose of facilitating training to improve the quality of point-of-care diagnostics services in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) rural clinics. Methods: Nominal Group Technique was employed to enable collaboration with stakeholders in designing and piloting of a POC diagnostics curriculum. Stakeholders were selected from 11 KZN districts to participate in a clinic-based piloting of the curriculum using an online application. The application was designed in collaboration with a teacher training institute in Durban. Moodle was used as an established reliable online learning management system. During piloting, quantitative and qualitative data were generated and analyzed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. Findings and Conclusion: Guided by the Nominal Group Technique results, five delivery modes for curriculum content through Mobile Learning were generated. An interactive course page was created on the Moodle site, titled:

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curriculum deliverylearning management systemsmobile learning (mLearning)point-of-care diagnosticsresource limited settings

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