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Nkangu, Miriam, Njoache, Mildred Nkeng, Obegu, Pamela, Wanda, Franck, Ngo, Ngo Valery, Fantaye, Arone, Kasonde, Mwenya, Buh, Amos Wung, Sinsai, Regina, Kepgang, Evrard, Kibu, Odette, Detchaptche, Sarah Pascale Ngassa, Fobellah, Nkengfac, Gobina, Ronald, Tangang, Brice, Foretia, Denis, Pessa, Arthur, Little, Julian, Weledji, Donald and Yaya, Sanni (2024) 'Developing the BornFyne prenatal management system version 2.0: a mixed method community participatory approach to digital health for reproductive maternal health'. Oxford Open Digital Health, Vol 2, oqae012.
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Abstract
Despite the growing number of global initiatives aimed at reducing adverse maternal health outcomes, there remain critical gaps and disparities in access to maternal health services in Cameroon and across the sub-Saharan Africa. Digital health innovations represent unique opportunities for addressing maternal and newborn child health in sub-Saharan Africa. This article documents the approach to developing the BornFyne-Prenatal Management System (PNMS) as an intervention to support maternal health issues in Cameroon. The mixed-method design employed the three-delays model conducted in four health districts purposefully selected with a mix of urban and rural settings as defined in the context. The study employed focus group discussions and interviews to inform the development features. A total of 25 providers were interviewed, 12 focus group discussions and 4 workshops were held and a total of 3654 households were surveyed. Participants highlighted multifaceted advantages of using digital health platform such as BornFyne-PNMS to enhance communication and care during pregnancy such as remote consultations, emergency response, increased patient engagement and improved continuity of care and convenience. Most respondents believed that the use of a digital platform like BornFyne-PNMS would greatly facilitate access to health facilities, especially during emergencies. The BornFyne-PNMS deployment includes community engagement, training and practical skills building of health workers in the use of digital technologies, the establishment of an emergency transport mechanism for response to emergency cases, assessment and upgrading of the computer hardware of enrolled health facilities and support to health system managers to review and interpret the BornFyne data and interoperability with the national health management information system.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 310 Maternal welfare WA Public Health > Health Administration and Organization > WA 546 Local Health Administration. Community Health Services WQ Obstetrics > WQ 20 Research (General) |
| Faculty: Department: | Education |
| Digital Object Identifer (DOI): | https://doi.org/10.1093/oodh/oqae012 |
| SWORD Depositor: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Depositing User: | JISC Pubrouter |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2024 10:41 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2024 14:28 |
| URI: | https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/25396 |
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