Sistemas de informaci\'on de salud en contextos extremos: Uso de tel\'efonos m\'oviles para combatir el sida en Uganda

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.06076v1
• Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2024 03:44:16 GMT
• Title: Sistemas de informaci\'on de salud en contextos extremos: Uso de tel\'efonos m\'oviles para combatir el sida en Uganda
• Authors: Livingstone Njuba (1 and 2), Juan E. G\'omez-Morantes (3), Andrea Herrera (4), Sonia Camacho (4) ((1) Kalangala Infrastructure Services Ltd., (2) University of Manchester, (3) Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, (4) Universidad de los Andes)
• Abstract summary: This paper studies an m-health system for HIV patients in the Kalangala region of Uganda. It shows that the rich interaction between social context and technology should be considered a central concern when designing or deploying such systems.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: The HIV/AIDS pandemic is a global issue that has unequally affected several countries. Due to the complexity of this condition and the human drama it represents to those most affected by it, several fields have contributed to solving or at least alleviating this situation, and the information systems (IS) field has not been absent from these efforts. With the importance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) as a starting point, several initiatives in the IS field have focused on ways to improve the adherence and effectiveness of this therapy: mobile phone reminders (for pill intake and appointments), and mobile interfaces between patients and health workers are popular contributions. However, many of these solutions have been difficult to implement or deploy in some countries in the Global South, which are among the most affected by this pandemic. This paper presents one such case. Using a case-study approach with an extreme-case selection technique, the paper studies an m-health system for HIV patients in the Kalangala region of Uganda. Using Heeks' design-reality gap model for data analysis, the paper shows that the rich interaction between social context and technology should be considered a central concern when designing or deploying such systems.

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