The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin
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 r...
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| author | Yaovi M. G. Hounmanou Murielle S. S. Agonsanou Victorien Dougnon Mahougnon H. B. Vodougnon Ephraim M. Achoh Jibril Mohammed Esron D. Karimuribo |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-08470e702b6d4d36a16b6521f5ab963c2025-02-03T05:59:12ZengWileyAdvances in Public Health2356-68682314-77842016-01-01201610.1155/2016/56924805692480The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in BeninYaovi M. G. Hounmanou0Murielle S. S. Agonsanou1Victorien Dougnon2Mahougnon H. B. Vodougnon3Ephraim M. Achoh4Jibril Mohammed5Esron D. Karimuribo6Department of Animal Health and Production, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, BeninDepartment of Animal Health and Production, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, BeninResearch Laboratory in Applied Biology, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, BeninDepartment of Animal Health and Production, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, BeninDepartment of Animal Health and Production, Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP 2009 Cotonou, BeninDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3121, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, TanzaniaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3121, Chuo Kikuu, Morogoro, TanzaniaA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5692480 |
| spellingShingle | Yaovi M. G. Hounmanou Murielle S. S. Agonsanou Victorien Dougnon Mahougnon H. B. Vodougnon Ephraim M. Achoh Jibril Mohammed Esron D. Karimuribo The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin Advances in Public Health |
| title | The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin |
| title_full | The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin |
| title_fullStr | The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin |
| title_short | The Necessity of Mobile Phone Technologies for Public Health Surveillance in Benin |
| title_sort | necessity of mobile phone technologies for public health surveillance in benin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/5692480 |
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