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Evaluation of a Mobile Health Approach to Tuberculosis Contact Tracing in Botswana
Journal of health communication, v 21(10), pp 1115-1121
Oct 2016
PMID: 27668973
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) contact tracing is typically conducted in resource-limited settings with paper forms, but this approach may be limited by inefficiencies in data collection, storage, and retrieval and poor data quality. In Botswana, we developed, piloted, and evaluated a mobile health (mHealth) approach to TB contact tracing that replaced the paper form-based approach for a period of six months. For both approaches, we compared the time required to complete TB contact tracing and the quality of data collected. For the mHealth approach, we also administered the Computer System Usability Questionnaire to 2 health care workers who used the new approach, and we identified and addressed operational considerations for implementation. Compared to the paper form-based approach, the mHealth approach reduced the median time required to complete TB contact tracing and improved data quality. The mHealth approach also had favorable overall rating, system usefulness, information quality, and interface quality scores on the Computer System Usability Questionnaire. Overall, the mHealth approach to TB contact tracing improved on the paper form-based approach used in Botswana. This new approach may similarly benefit TB contact tracing efforts in other resource-limited settings.
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- Title
- Evaluation of a Mobile Health Approach to Tuberculosis Contact Tracing in Botswana
- Creators
- Yoonhee P Ha - University of PennsylvaniaMartha A Tesfalul - University of PennsylvaniaRyan Littman-Quinn - e Botswana-UPenn Partnership , Gaborone , Botswana.Cynthia Antwi - e Botswana-UPenn Partnership , Gaborone , Botswana.Rebecca S Green - University of PennsylvaniaTumelo O Mapila - MitelScarlett L Bellamy - University of PennsylvaniaRonald T Ncube - i Botswana National Tuberculosis Programme , Republic of Botswana Ministry of Health , Gaborone , Botswana.Kenneth Mugisha - i Botswana National Tuberculosis Programme , Republic of Botswana Ministry of Health , Gaborone , Botswana.Ari R Ho-Foster - University of BotswanaAnthony A Luberti - University of BotswanaJohn H Holmes - University of PennsylvaniaAndrew P Steenhoff - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaCarrie L Kovarik - Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Botswana-UPenn Partnership, Gaborone, Botswana; Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Publication Details
- Journal of health communication, v 21(10), pp 1115-1121
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Grant note
- P30 AI045008 / NIAID NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000385533600006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84989906541
- Other Identifier
- 991019299113404721
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