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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A model for the adoption of ICT by health workers in Africa
International Journal of Medical Informatics, Volume 81, No. 11, Year 2012
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Purpose: To investigate the potential of information and communication technology (ICT) adoption among maternal and child health workers in rural Nigeria. Methods: A prospective, quantitative survey design was used to collect data from quasi-randomly selected clusters of 25 rural health facilities in 5 of the 36 states in Nigeria over a 2-month period from June to July 2010. A total of 200 maternal and child health workers were included in the survey, and the data were analyzed using a modified theory of acceptance model (TAM). Results: There was no significant difference between ICT knowledge and attitude scores across states. There were significant differences in perceived ease of use (P<.001) and perceived usefulness scores (P=.001) across states. Midwives reported higher scores on all the constructs but a lower score on endemic barriers (which is a more positive outcome). However, the differences were only statistically significant for perceived usefulness (P=.05) and endemic barriers (P<.001). Regression analysis revealed that there was no interaction between worker group and age. Older workers were likely to have lower scores on knowledge and attitude but higher scores on perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. Lastly, we found that worker preference for ICT application in health varied across worker groups and conflicted with government/employer priorities. Conclusions: Although the objective of this study was exploratory, the results provide insight into the intricacies involved in the deployment of ICT in low-resource settings. Use of an expanded TAM should be considered as a mandatory part of any pre-implementation study of ICT among health workers in sub-Saharan Africa. © 2012 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jimoh, Lanrewaju
United States, Durham
Duke University School of Medicine
United States, Durham
Fuqua School of Business
Pate, Muhammad Ali
United States, Durham
Duke University
Nigeria, Abuja
National Primary Health Care Development Agency
Lin, Li
United States, Durham
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Schulman, Kevin Alan
United States, Durham
Fuqua School of Business
United States, Durham
Duke University
United States, Durham
Duke Clinical Research Institute
Statistics
Citations: 82
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2012.08.005
ISSN:
13865056
e-ISSN:
18728243
Research Areas
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Exploratory Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Nigeria