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Wouters, B
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Barjis, J
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Maponya, G
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Maritz, Johan
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Mashiri, MAM
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2010-02-04T11:16:42Z |
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dc.date.available |
2010-02-04T11:16:42Z |
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2009-08 |
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Wouters, B, Barjis, J et al. 2009. Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology. 15th Americas conference on Information Systems, San Francisco, California, United States of America, 6-9 August, 2009, pp 1-9 |
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978-0-615-30358-1 |
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http://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2009/410
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http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3933
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dc.description |
15th Americas conference on Information Systems, San Francisco, California, United States of America, August 6-9, 2009 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Poor infrastructure, inadequate literacy, availability of technology and socio-cultural settings are a few factors in the myriad of challenges facing the development of rural areas in South Africa. Healthcare is one of the most important sectors where governments of developing countries strive to enhance the situation by utilizing affordable ICT solutions. However, unlike developed regions, in rural areas within a developing context, issues are intertwined. This requires truly innovative solutions that are affordable, robust and above all sustainable. The authors propose a patient monitoring system using USSD technology which is a very easy to use mobile phone application. This information system facilitates patient information flows from homebased care workers to a local clinic. Clinic sisters have instant access to patients’ vital signs via a desktop computer. The results presented in this article are tested by means of a prototype, which is currently in use and producing data. |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Association for Information Systems |
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dc.subject |
Health care |
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Rural areas |
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Information communication technology |
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Home based health care |
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USSD technology |
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dc.title |
Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology |
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Conference Presentation |
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dc.identifier.apacitation |
Wouters, B., Barjis, J., Maponya, G., Maritz, J., & Mashiri, M. (2009). Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology. Association for Information Systems. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3933 |
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dc.identifier.chicagocitation |
Wouters, B, J Barjis, G Maponya, Johan Maritz, and MAM Mashiri. "Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology." (2009): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3933 |
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation |
Wouters B, Barjis J, Maponya G, Maritz J, Mashiri M, Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology; Association for Information Systems; 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3933 . |
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dc.identifier.ris |
TY - Conference Presentation
AU - Wouters, B
AU - Barjis, J
AU - Maponya, G
AU - Maritz, Johan
AU - Mashiri, MAM
AB - Poor infrastructure, inadequate literacy, availability of technology and socio-cultural settings are a few factors in the myriad of challenges facing the development of rural areas in South Africa. Healthcare is one of the most important sectors where governments of developing countries strive to enhance the situation by utilizing affordable ICT solutions. However, unlike developed regions, in rural areas within a developing context, issues are intertwined. This requires truly innovative solutions that are affordable, robust and above all sustainable. The authors propose a patient monitoring system using USSD technology which is a very easy to use mobile phone application. This information system facilitates patient information flows from homebased care workers to a local clinic. Clinic sisters have instant access to patients’ vital signs via a desktop computer. The results presented in this article are tested by means of a prototype, which is currently in use and producing data.
DA - 2009-08
DB - ResearchSpace
DP - CSIR
KW - Health care
KW - Rural areas
KW - Information communication technology
KW - Home based health care
KW - USSD technology
LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za
PY - 2009
SM - 978-0-615-30358-1
T1 - Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology
TI - Supporting home based health care in South African rural communities using USSD technology
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3933
ER -
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