کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3949628 1600374 2011 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveTo evaluate the use of cell phones by professional and traditional birth attendants in rural Africa for reporting postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) data.MethodsTen birth attendants from the remote Sene District of Ghana participated in the study. Subjects were trained to send Short Message Service text messages from cell phones using a simple numeric protocol to report data regarding PPH: maternal age; PPH; use of bimanual uterine compression; maternal and neonatal mortality; and prenatal care. Participants sent texts to a pre-programmed number to report data for all births they attended over a 90-day period.ResultsIn total, 425 births and 13 (3.1%) cases of PPH were reported during the 90-day period after training. All attendants followed the reporting protocol correctly, although with uncertain data integrity.ConclusionThe results indicate that it is possible to train professional and traditional birth attendants to use cell phones to report health-related outcome data via a specified protocol. Reporting from rural-based providers may present a more accurate picture of what occurs in remote communities because it happens in real time. These findings could be exportable to other program evaluation or population-monitoring applications (healthcare and other) where rural outcome tracking is necessary.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Volume 113, Issue 2, May 2011, Pages 148–151
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