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Experiences of community health workers on adopting mHealth in rural Malawi: A qualitative study.
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Abstract
Background: The use of mobile health technology (mHealth) by community health workers (CHWs) can strengthen community-based service delivery and improve access to and quality of healthcare. Objective: This qualitative study sought to explore experiences and identify factors influencing the use of an integrated smartphone-based mHealth called Methods: Using pre-tested interview guides, between August and October 2022, we conducted eight focus group discussions with CHWs ( Results: User experiences and facilitators and barriers were the two main themes that emerged. mHealth was reported to improve the task efficiency, competence, trust, and perceived professionalism of CHWs. CHWs less frequently referred to cultural factors influencing app uptake. However, for other social systems, they identified relationships and trust with stakeholders, availability of training and programmatic support, and performance monitoring and feedback as influencing the use of Conclusions: Despite the initial discomfort, CHWs found mHealth helpful in supporting their service delivery tasks. Identifying and addressing social and technical factors during mHealth implementation may help improve end users' attitudes and uptake.
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