Gift Norman
Biographic Data
| ID | 7789330 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gift Norman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gift |
| FAMILY NAME | Norman |
| SIGNATURE | NORMAN G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bangalore Baptist Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0103-5507 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Implementing an mHealth app to combat hypertension in India's vulnerable populations
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how to build and implement information and communication technology (i.e. ICT) to help vulnerable people when significant social, cultural and economic barriers exist between the stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The authors followed an action research approach to design and implement a mobile health hypertension education application to help India's most vulnerable populations. The autho…
Health issues in a Bangalore slum
Poor income security and huge burden of health issues were reported among adults and children in the household health screening in a large notified slum in South India. Most people were unaware of their disease condition prior to the screening. Relatively simple technological solutions enabled the local health team to screen the slum population despite many challenges
Identification of priority health conditions for field-based screening in urban slums in Bangalore, India
The results of this study will be used to inform the development of technologies and the design of interventions to improve the health outcomes of local communities. Identification of priority health issues in the slums of other regions of India, and in other low and lower middle-income countries, is recommended
Costs and health effects of screening and delivery of hearing aids in Tamil Nadu, India
Active screening and provision of hearing aids at the secondary care level is slightly more costly than passive screening and fitting of hearing aids at the tertiary care level, but seems also able to reach a higher coverage of hearing aids services. Although crude estimates indicate that both passive and active screening programs can be cautiously considered as cost-effective according to international thresholds, important questions remain rega…
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Costs and health effects of screening and delivery of hearing aids in Tamil Nadu, India
Active screening and provision of hearing aids at the secondary care level is slightly more costly than passive screening and fitting of hearing aids at the tertiary care level, but seems also able to reach a higher coverage of hearing aids services. Although crude estimates indicate that both passive and active screening programs can be cautiously considered as cost-effective according to international thresholds, important questions remain rega…
Identification of priority health conditions for field-based screening in urban slums in Bangalore, India
The results of this study will be used to inform the development of technologies and the design of interventions to improve the health outcomes of local communities. Identification of priority health issues in the slums of other regions of India, and in other low and lower middle-income countries, is recommended
Health issues in a Bangalore slum
Poor income security and huge burden of health issues were reported among adults and children in the household health screening in a large notified slum in South India. Most people were unaware of their disease condition prior to the screening. Relatively simple technological solutions enabled the local health team to screen the slum population despite many challenges
Implementing an mHealth app to combat hypertension in India's vulnerable populations
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand how to build and implement information and communication technology (i.e. ICT) to help vulnerable people when significant social, cultural and economic barriers exist between the stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach The authors followed an action research approach to design and implement a mobile health hypertension education application to help India's most vulnerable populations. The autho…
Medicine (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Global Health and Epidemiology (2 works) · Slum (2 works) · Audiology (1 work)