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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Stroke
Sec. Preventative Health and Stroke Complications
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fstro.2024.1440047

ADOPTING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF STROKE: PERSPECTIVES FROM PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS IN UGANDA

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Prossy Kiddu Namyalo Prossy Kiddu Namyalo 1*Robert Setekera Robert Setekera 2Primrose Nakazibwe Primrose Nakazibwe 3
  • 1 Faculty of Social Sciences, Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda
  • 2 Faculty of Science and Computing, Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda
  • 3 Directorate of Research and Innovation, Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda

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    The stroke burden in Uganda ranks ninth among the ten causes of death, a major cause of chronic illnesses, accounting for the top ten causes of hospitalization. This was a baseline study aimed at examiningbaseline study examined how mobile phones can improve the prevention, management, and treatment of stroke in rural Uganda.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study that utilized a mixture of methods. Quantitative data was collected from the districts' health information management system while qualitative data were from healthcare providers and users/patients/caregivers/survivors using a semi-structured guide. Quantitative data was analyzed descriptively while qualitative data was inductively analyzed through creating themes.Results: All participants supported the use of mobile phone interventions and suggested three major types of information to be included in this intervention: warning signs and indicators, underlying causes of stroke, and prevention measures. The challenges that might be faced in implementing this intervention are contextual, health system, and economic related.These baseline findings support the possibility of mobile phone intervention as an important instrument to improve stroke prevention, management, and treatment in rural Uganda. Challenges that might accompany the use of ICT have to be addressed as the intervention is designed.

    Keywords: ICT, eHealth, Stroke, rural areas Font: (Default) Arial, 12 pt, Font color: Accent 1, French (France) Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: English (United States) Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: Italic Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial, Font color: Accent 1 Formatted: Normal

    Received: 29 May 2024; Accepted: 27 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Namyalo, Setekera and Nakazibwe. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Prossy Kiddu Namyalo, Faculty of Social Sciences, Ndejje University, Kampala, Uganda

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