Melissa Densmore
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 7397393 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Melissa Densmore |
| NOMBRES | Melissa |
| APELLIDO | Densmore |
| FIRMA | DENSMORE M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1733-2653 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2017 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
Navigating Sociocultural Tensions in Prenatal Care
Pregnant women in the Global South face significant challenges due to lack of resources and informational gaps. In this paper, we take an assets-based lens to examine the experiences of pregnant women in a low-resource setting in Ghana, focusing on the role of information and technology in prenatal care. Through interviews and co-design workshops, we sought to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders including pregnant women, their fa…
Reflections on Digital Maternal and Child Health Support for Mothers and Community Health Workers in Rural Areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Participants expressed the significant role of digital support apps in maternal and child health, which is impacted by various challenges. Addressing the lack of digital resources could improve access to health instructions for pregnant women and mothers
“Must you make an app?” A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in Soweto, South Africa
Participatory and digital health approaches have the potential to create solutions to health issues and related inequalities. A project called Co-Designing Community-based ICTs Interventions for Maternal and Child Health in South Africa (CoMaCH) is exploring such solutions in four different sites across South Africa. The present study captures initial qualitative research that was carried out in one of the urban research sites in Soweto. The aim …
Translation in conversation
opinion Share on Translation in conversation Authors: Lucas Colusso University of Washington and BECU Credit Union University of Washington and BECU Credit UnionView Profile , Melissa Densmore University of Cape Town University of Cape TownView Profile Authors Info & Claims InteractionsVolume 27Issue 5September - October 2020 pp 26–33https://doi.org/10.1145/3414221Published:01 September 2020Publication History 2citation852DownloadsMetricsTotal Ci…
A review of perspectives and challenges for international development in information and communication technologies
We provide an overview of the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICTD). This field is concerned with how information and communication technologies can be used to support poor and marginalized people in social, political and economic spheres. Through referring to seminal authors in ICT4D and its sub-fields, human–computer interaction for development (HCI4D) and participatory design for development (PD4D), we arti…
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A review of perspectives and challenges for international development in information and communication technologies
We provide an overview of the field of information and communication technologies for development (ICTD). This field is concerned with how information and communication technologies can be used to support poor and marginalized people in social, political and economic spheres. Through referring to seminal authors in ICT4D and its sub-fields, human–computer interaction for development (HCI4D) and participatory design for development (PD4D), we arti…
Translation in conversation
opinion Share on Translation in conversation Authors: Lucas Colusso University of Washington and BECU Credit Union University of Washington and BECU Credit UnionView Profile , Melissa Densmore University of Cape Town University of Cape TownView Profile Authors Info & Claims InteractionsVolume 27Issue 5September - October 2020 pp 26–33https://doi.org/10.1145/3414221Published:01 September 2020Publication History 2citation852DownloadsMetricsTotal Ci…
“Must you make an app?” A qualitative exploration of socio-technical challenges and opportunities for designing digital maternal and child health solutions in Soweto, South Africa
Participatory and digital health approaches have the potential to create solutions to health issues and related inequalities. A project called Co-Designing Community-based ICTs Interventions for Maternal and Child Health in South Africa (CoMaCH) is exploring such solutions in four different sites across South Africa. The present study captures initial qualitative research that was carried out in one of the urban research sites in Soweto. The aim …
Reflections on Digital Maternal and Child Health Support for Mothers and Community Health Workers in Rural Areas of Limpopo Province, South Africa
Participants expressed the significant role of digital support apps in maternal and child health, which is impacted by various challenges. Addressing the lack of digital resources could improve access to health instructions for pregnant women and mothers
Navigating Sociocultural Tensions in Prenatal Care
Pregnant women in the Global South face significant challenges due to lack of resources and informational gaps. In this paper, we take an assets-based lens to examine the experiences of pregnant women in a low-resource setting in Ghana, focusing on the role of information and technology in prenatal care. Through interviews and co-design workshops, we sought to understand the perspectives of multiple stakeholders including pregnant women, their fa…
ICT in Developing Communities (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Computer Science (3 obras) · Health care (3 obras) · Medicine (3 obras) · Nursing (3 obras) · Business (2 obras) · Citizen journalism (2 obras)