Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana
dc.contributor.author | Andreatta, Pamela | |
dc.contributor.author | Debpuur, Domatilla | |
dc.contributor.author | Danquah, Abraham | |
dc.contributor.author | Perosky, Joseph | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-10T19:04:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-01-10T19:04:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-05 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Andreatta, Pamela; Debpuur, Domatilla; Danquah, Abraham; Perosky, Joseph (2011). "Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 113(2): 148-151. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-7292 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1879-3479 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/135243 | |
dc.description.abstract | ObjectiveTo evaluate the use of cell phones by professional and traditional birth attendants in rural Africa for reporting postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) data.MethodsTen birth attendants from the remote Sene District of Ghana participated in the study. Subjects were trained to send Short Message Service text messages from cell phones using a simple numeric protocol to report data regarding PPH: maternal age; PPH; use of bimanual uterine compression; maternal and neonatal mortality; and prenatal care. Participants sent texts to a pre‐programmed number to report data for all births they attended over a 90‐day period.ResultsIn total, 425 births and 13 (3.1%) cases of PPH were reported during the 90‐day period after training. All attendants followed the reporting protocol correctly, although with uncertain data integrity.ConclusionThe results indicate that it is possible to train professional and traditional birth attendants to use cell phones to report health‐related outcome data via a specified protocol. Reporting from rural‐based providers may present a more accurate picture of what occurs in remote communities because it happens in real time. These findings could be exportable to other program evaluation or population‐monitoring applications (healthcare and other) where rural outcome tracking is necessary. | |
dc.publisher | Perseus Books Group | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | M‐health | |
dc.subject.other | Rural health | |
dc.subject.other | Information and communication technologies | |
dc.subject.other | Health services networks | |
dc.subject.other | Field research | |
dc.subject.other | Cell phones | |
dc.title | Using cell phones to collect postpartum hemorrhage outcome data in rural Ghana | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Obstetrics and Gynecology | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Department of Medical Education, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, USA | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Ghana Health Service, Brong Ahafo Region, Ghana | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Sene District Hospital, Kwame Danso, Ghana | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/135243/1/ijgo148.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.11.020 | |
dc.identifier.source | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics | |
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