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Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines
This article is published by Tropical Medicine and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12864
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Tropical Medicine and International Health
2023
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| author | Brinkel J. May J. Owusu-Dabo Ellis Lamshoft M. Kreuels B. Mohammed A. ....et al |
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/14643 Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines Brinkel J. May J. Owusu-Dabo Ellis Lamshoft M. Kreuels B. Mohammed A. ....et al This article is published by Tropical Medicine and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1111/tmi.12864 objectives To investigate and determine the factors that enhanced or constituted barriers to the acceptance of an mHealth system which was piloted in Asante-Akim North District of Ghana to support healthcare of children. methods Four semi-structured focus group discussions were conducted with a total of 37 mothers. Participants were selected from a study population of mothers who subscribed to a pilot mHealth system which used an interactive voice response (IVR) for its operations. Data were evaluated using qualitative content analysis methods. In addition, a short quantitative questionnaire assessed system’s usability (SUS). results Results revealed 10 categories of factors that facilitated user acceptance of the IVR system including quality-of-care experience, health education and empowerment of women. The eight categories of factors identified as barriers to user acceptance included the lack of human interaction, lack of update and training on the electronic advices provided and lack of social integration of the system into the community. The usability (SUS median: 79.3; range: 65–97.5) of the system was rated acceptable. conclusions The principles of the tested mHealth system could be of interest during infectious disease outbreaks, such as Ebola or Lassa fever, when there might be a special need for disease specific health information within populations. KNUST 2023-12-06T10:25:35Z 2023-12-06T10:25:35Z 2017 Article volume 22 no 5 pp 622–630 may 2017 10.1111/tmi.12864 https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14643 en application/pdf Tropical Medicine and International Health |
| spellingShingle | Brinkel J. May J. Owusu-Dabo Ellis Lamshoft M. Kreuels B. Mohammed A. ....et al Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title | Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title_full | Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title_fullStr | Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title_short | Group B Streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in Ghana: assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| title_sort | group b streptococci serotype distribution in pregnant women in ghana assessment of potential coverage through future vaccines |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14643 |
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