Feasibility and acceptability of mobile phone data collection for longitudinal follow-up among patients treated for obstetric fistula in Uganda

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ID15217524
AuthorsAlison M El Ayadi (0000-0003-2674-4887, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA, corresponding author), Hadija Nalubwama (0000-0003-4824-8841, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda), Justus Barageine (0000-0002-2427-8731, Uganda Christian University), Justus K Barageine (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda), Suellen Miller (0000-0002-6949-1982, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA), Susan Obore (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda), Othman Kakaire (0000-0002-8457-9122, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda), Abner Korn (Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA), Felicia Lester (0000-0002-2759-7703, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA), Nadia Diamond-Smith (0000-0002-8711-3029, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA), Haruna Mwanje (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda), Josaphat Byamugisha (0000-0002-3438-9662, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda)
Year2020
Volume43
Issue12
Pages1340-1354
Publication date2020-10-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399332.2020.1825439
PMID33030977
OpenAlexW3092066030
LanguageEN
References cited30

Rapid dissemination of mobile technology provides substantial opportunity for overcoming challenges reaching rural and marginalized populations. We assessed feasibility and acceptability of longitudinal mobile data capture among women undergoing fistula surgery in Uganda ( n = 60) in 2014-2015. Participants were followed for 12 months following surgery, with data captured quarterly, followed by interviews at 12 months. Participant retention was high (97%). Most respondents reported no difficulty with mobile data capture (range 93%-100%), and preferred mobile interview (88%-100%). Mobile data capture saved 1000 person-hours of transit and organizational time. Phone-based mobile data collection provided social support. Our results support this method for longitudinal studies among geographically and socially marginalized populations

Data collection · Longitudinal study · Medical emergency · Mobile apps · Mobile phone · Sociology · Computer Science · Global Health Care Issues · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Ureteral procedures and complications