Application of smart phone in "Better Border Healthcare Program": a module for mother and child care
BACKGROUND: To assess the application of cell phone integrating into the healthcare system to improve antenatal care (ANC) and expanded programme on immunization (EPI) services for the under-served population in border area. METHODS: A module combining web-based and mobile technology was develope...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/733 |
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| Institution: | Mahidol University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | BACKGROUND: To assess the application of cell phone integrating into the
healthcare system to improve antenatal care (ANC) and expanded programme on
immunization (EPI) services for the under-served population in border area.
METHODS: A module combining web-based and mobile technology was developed to
generate ANC/EPI visit schedule dates in which the healthcare personnel can
cross-check, identify and update the mother's ANC and child's EPI status at the
healthcare facility or at the household location when performing home visit; with
additional feature of sending appointment reminder directly to the scheduled
mother in the community.
RESULTS: The module improved ANC/EPI coverage in the study area along the country
border including for both Thai and non-Thai mothers and children who were either
permanent resident or migrants; numbers of ANC and EPI visit on-time as per
schedule significantly increased; there was less delay of antenatal visits and
immunizations.
CONCLUSIONS: The module integrated and functioned successfully as part of the
healthcare system; it is proved for its feasibility and the extent to which
community healthcare personnel in the low resource setting could efficiently
utilize it to perform their duties. |
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