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  1. “This phone saved my life”: Older persons’ experiences and appraisals of an mHealth intervention aimed at addressing loneliness

    “This phone saved my life”: Older persons’ experiences and appraisals of an mHealth intervention aimed at addressing loneliness

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mary Ann Jarvis --- School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Science, South Africa Jennifer Chipps --- School of Nursing, Faculty of Community and Health, South Africa Anita Padmanabhanunni --- Department of Psychology, South Africa
    This qualitative study aimed to explore older persons’ experiences and appraisals of the utility of an mHealth intervention for reducing their sense of loneliness. Participants (n = 13; 86.42% females; age range 65 to 87 years) received training in the...
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  2. A systematic review of the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile health technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

    A systematic review of the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile health technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Tarisai Kudakwashe Manyati --- , South Africa Morgen Mutsau --- , Zimbabwe
    Background: There is weak evidence on the sustainability of mobile Health (mHealth) interventions in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. This study reviews the factors that hinder the scale up of mobile (mHealth) technologies in antenatal care programmes in sub-Saharan...
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  3. The implementation of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa: Lessons for taking mHealth innovations to scale

    The implementation of a maternal mHealth project in South Africa: Lessons for taking mHealth innovations to scale

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Obidimma Ezezika [cor1] Chareena Varatharajan --- University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada Shanelle Racine --- Ontario Tech University, Canada Edward Kwabena Ameyaw --- University of Technology Sydney, Australia
    MomConnect is a mHealth programme in South Africa targeted at improving antenatal and maternal health. This study explored the barriers and facilitators to implementing the MomConnect programme in South Africa and the applicable lessons for scaling mHealth programmes in Africa...
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  4. Smartphone-based dietary assessment of food away from home and the risk of non-communicable diseases among young working adults in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Smartphone-based dietary assessment of food away from home and the risk of non-communicable diseases among young working adults in Johannesburg, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: Swapnil Godbharle --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Hema Kesa --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Angeline Jeyakumar --- School of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
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