Mobile phones and rural women in South Asia and Africa: a systematic review

Paul, Tanusree; Dutta, S. K.

doi:10.1080/09718524.2022.2161127

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“…Rural and far-flung areas can particularly benefit from digital and telehealth initiatives, with several small studies demonstrating its potential in South Asia [ 91 ]. However, such approaches need to consider issues regarding accessibility, which is a recognised problem particularly among women in rural settings [ 92 ]. The involvement of, and engagement with stakeholders in the local context (political actors, health and technology services, end-users) in these initiatives is critical to the sustainability and long-term success of these efforts.…”

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Self-management of chronic, non-communicable diseases in South Asian settings: A systematic mixed-studies review

Siddiqui,

Hewitt,

Jennings

et al. 2024

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Self-management is crucial in mitigating the impacts of a growing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden, particularly in Low and Middle-Income countries. What influences self-management in these settings, however, is poorly understood. We aimed to identify the determinants of self-management in the high NCD region of South Asia and explore how they influence self-management. A systematic mixed-studies review was conducted. Key electronic databases [MEDLINE (1946+), Embase (1974+), PsycInfo (1967+) and CINAHL (EBSCOhost)] in March 2022 (and updated in April 2023) were searched for studies on the self-management of four high-burden NCD groups: cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases and depression. Study characteristics and quantitative data were extracted using a structured template, and qualitative information was extracted using NVivo. Quality appraisal was done using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool (MMAT). Quantitative findings were organised using the Commission on Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) framework and synthesised narratively, supported by effect direction plots. Qualitative findings were thematically synthesised. Both were integrated in a mixed synthesis. Forty-four studies (26 quantitative, 16 qualitative and 2 mixed-methods studies) were included, the majority of which were conducted in urban settings and among individuals with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Higher age, education, and income (structural determinants), health-related knowledge, social support and self-efficacy (psychosocial determinants), longer illness duration and physical comorbidity (biologic determinants), and the affordability of medicine (health-system determinants) were key determinants of self-management. Qualitative themes highlighted the role of financial adversity and the social and physical environment in shaping self-management.A complex interplay of structural and intermediary social determinants shapes self-management in South Asian settings. Multi-component, whole-systems approaches could boost self-management in these settings. Key areas include empowerment and education of patients and wider community, design and delivery of bespoke behavioural interventions and a stronger emphasis on supporting self-management in healthcare settings.

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Self-management of chronic, non-communicable diseases in South Asian settings: A systematic mixed-studies review

Siddiqui,

Hewitt,

Jennings

et al. 2024

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Reconstructing gendered narratives through digital platforms and inclusive chatbots

Mukhongo

2023

Journal of African Media Studies

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This article examines how women in the Global South are (re)imagining, challenging and reconstructing gendered narratives through digital platforms and meaningful access through inclusive chatbots. While technologies have historically been biased in their design, creation and access, this article argues that technology and gender are mutually constitutive and draws from recent research and related literature intersecting gender, technology, power and language to discuss gendered narratives and agency of women as technology drivers in the Global South. The article further discusses gender obscurities and invisibilities in Global South media. It draws from examples of mobile technological innovations to illustrate how women in the Global South are appropriating social media and mobile technologies to create visibility through reframing and disrupting gender normativity. It discusses how despite technologies being Anglocentric and patriarchal, women are increasingly drivers of technologies even in cases where their labour remains hidden, such as the case of Kenyan women subjected to precarious working conditions to filter out harmful content from ChatGPT.

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Mobile phones and rural women in South Asia and Africa: a systematic review

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Self-management of chronic, non-communicable diseases in South Asian settings: A systematic mixed-studies review

Self-management of chronic, non-communicable diseases in South Asian settings: A systematic mixed-studies review

Reconstructing gendered narratives through digital platforms and inclusive chatbots

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