The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin
Joint Authors
Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon
Karimuribo, E.
Hounmanou, Y. M. G.
Mohammed, J.
Agonsanou, Murielle S. S.
Vodougnon, Mahougnon H. B.
Achoh, Ephraim M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-10-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2016 to assess the need of mobile phone technologies for health surveillance and interventions in Benin.
Questionnaires were administered to 130 individuals comprising 25 medical professionals, 33 veterinarians, and 72 respondents from the public.
All respondents possess cell phones and 75%, 84%, and 100% of the public, medical professionals, and veterinarians, respectively, generally use them for medical purposes.
75% of respondents including 68% of medics, 84.8% of veterinarians, and 72.2% of the public acknowledged that the current surveillance systems are ineffective and do not capture and share real-time information.
More than 92% of the all respondents confirmed that mobile phones have the potential to improve health surveillance in the country.
All respondents reported adhering to a nascent project of mobile phone-based health surveillance and confirmed that there is no existing similar approach in the country.
The most preferred methods by all respondents for effective implementation of such platform are phone calls (96.92%) followed by SMS (49.23%) and smart phone digital forms (41.53%).
This study revealed urgent needs of mobile phone technologies for health surveillance and interventions in Benin for real-time surveillance and efficient disease prevention.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hounmanou, Y. M. G.& Agonsanou, Murielle S. S.& Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon& Vodougnon, Mahougnon H. B.& Achoh, Ephraim M.& Mohammed, J.…[et al.]. 2016. The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin. Advances in Public Health،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096590
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hounmanou, Y. M. G.…[et al.]. The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin. Advances in Public Health No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096590
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hounmanou, Y. M. G.& Agonsanou, Murielle S. S.& Dougnon, Victorien Tamègnon& Vodougnon, Mahougnon H. B.& Achoh, Ephraim M.& Mohammed, J.…[et al.]. The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin. Advances in Public Health. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096590
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096590