The Role of ICT in Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Rate in Tanzania

Nyamawe, Ally S.; Seif, Hassan

doi:10.5120/16658-6639

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“…This is followed by "it has made me to be aware of the benefits of participating in antenatal and post-natal clinics" with mean score of ( X ¼3.38). This finding is consistent with studies by (Nyamawe and Seif, 2014;Fedha, 2014 andWest, 2014) which reported a positive impact of communication technologies on access to maternal and child care services as well as health information. Factors that militate against effective access to maternal and child health information using the communication technologies…”

Section: Women's Perception Of Impact Of Information and Communicatiosupporting

confidence: 92%

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

Ukachi

Anasi

2018

Information Development

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Maternal and child mortality pose a great challenge in developing nations notwithstanding the robust initiatives instituted at both the global and national levels to ameliorate it. This study is aimed at ascertaining women’s perception of the impact of information and communication technologies on access to maternal and child health information and its implication on sustainable development. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used in selecting University of Lagos Teaching Hospital and subsequently, the three clinics (Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics Outpatient, and Antenatal clinics) where the needed groups could be seen. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection while SPSS statistical package was used for data analysis. The study revealed that the women perceive information and communication technologies to have a positive impact on their access to maternal and child health information while the key technological facilities used by the respondents in accessing maternal and child health information were mobile phones and social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, blogs and Twitter. It was also found that irregular power supply, poor Internet access, and ignorance of the media that transmit maternal and child health information were the key factors that militate against effective access to maternal and child health information using communication technologies. The implication of this result on sustainable development is discussed and recommendations made.

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Section: Women's Perception Of Impact Of Information and Communicatiosupporting

confidence: 92%

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

Ukachi

Anasi

2018

Information Development

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“…Not much improvement was achieved in reducing maternal morbidity and mortality (6,7). Similarly, Tanzania was not able to meet the expected MDG target until 2015 (5,8). This persistence of high levels of Maternal Mortality Ratios (MMR) have persisted despite the investment of resources to improve the quality of maternal and newborn care in the areas of training and deployment of human resources for health, construction of health facilities, and supply of medical products (9)(10)(11)(12).…”

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Perceptions and Experiences of Health Care Workers on Accountability Mechanisms for Enhancing Quality Improvement in the Delivery of Maternal Newborns and Child Health Services in Mkuranga, Tanzania

August

Nyamhanga

Kakoko

et al. 2022

Front. Glob. Womens Health

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BackgroundMaternal mortality estimates globally show that by 2017 there were still 211 deaths per 100,000 live births; more strikingly, 99% of them happen in low and middle-income countries, including Tanzania. There has been insufficient progress in improving maternal and newborn health despite the efforts to strengthen the health systems, to improve the quality of maternal health in terms of training and deploying human resources for health, constructing health facilities, and supplying medical products. However, fewer efforts are invested in enhancing accountability toward the improvement of the quality of maternal health care. This the study was conducted to explore the perceptions of healthcare workers regarding accountability mechanisms for enhancing quality improvement in the delivery of maternal newborn and child health services in Tanzania.MethodsWe adopted phenomenology as a study design to understand how health workers perceive accountability and data were collected using semi-structured interviews. We then used thematic analysis to analyze themes and sub- themes.ResultsThe study revealed four categories of perceptions namely, differences in the conceptualization of accountability and accountability mechanisms, varied opinions about the existing accountability mechanisms, perceived the usefulness of accountability mechanisms, together with perceived challenges in the enforcement of accountability mechanisms.ConclusionPerceived variations in the understanding of accountability among healthcare workers signaled a proper but fragmented understanding of accountability in maternal care. Accountability mechanisms are perceived to be useful for enhancing hard work in the provision of maternal health services. Moreover, inadequate motivation resulting from health system bottlenecks tend to constrain enforcement of accountability in the provision of maternal care services. Thus, we recommend that the government should deal with health system constraints and enforce regular monitoring and supervision.

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“…Telemedicine memberikan keuntungan kepada tenaga kesehatan terutama pada kondisi dengan sumber daya rendah (Vesel et al, 2015). Pada 2013, pengembangan dan penggunaan telemedicine mampu menjadi alat pemantauan dalam menidentifikasi ancaman pada ibu dan anak sehingga dapat dilakuakan tindakan pencegahan di Daerah Singida, Tanzania (Nyamawe, 2016). Penerapan Telemedicine di Kabupaten Kupang juga dirasakan mampu meningkatkan hasil kerja bidan.Telemedicinedapat digunanakan sebagai cara untuk memantau dan mengawasi yang lebih baik dari pada cara konvensional.…”

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Eksplorasi Aspek – aspek Penghambat Penerimaan User Telemedicine pada Daerah Tertinggal di Indonesia

Ardiansyah¹,

Rusfian

2020

j.Educ.hum.soc.sciences

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Utilization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has touched various areas of life including the health sector. Telemedicine as a result of the progress of ICT is very much used by midwives (users) as the spearhead of health services, especially for disadvantaged / remote areas. Midwives in remote areas as beneficiaries and use of ICT. So the aim of this study was to identify behavioral factors of Telemedicine users. The research strategy used was a case study in an underdeveloped area of Kupang Regency, East Nusa Tenggara where the mortality rate for pregnant women born was high compared to the mortality rate for pregnant women in other regions in Indonesia. This qualitative research uses in-depth interviews. The results showed that the factors of performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, and facilitating conditions varied greatly. Apart from these factors, it was also found in this study that the diversity of the midwives' level of understanding on telemedicine was highly dependent on the socialization process carried out by the local government.

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The Role of ICT in Reducing Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Rate in Tanzania

Cited by 10 publications

References 4 publications

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

Information and communication technologies and access to maternal and child health information: Implications for sustainable development

Perceptions and Experiences of Health Care Workers on Accountability Mechanisms for Enhancing Quality Improvement in the Delivery of Maternal Newborns and Child Health Services in Mkuranga, Tanzania

Eksplorasi Aspek – aspek Penghambat Penerimaan User Telemedicine pada Daerah Tertinggal di Indonesia

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