Design of a community-based mobile phone text message referral intervention in Tanzania

Dusabe, John; Nnko, Soori; Changalucha, John; Mchome, Zaina; Kitilya, Brenda; Payne, Gregory H.; Mapella, E; Obasi, Angela

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“…This was a much lower number than we expected. Our study suggests that relying on a single mobile phone contact number per participant was inadequate and additional information is needed in order to maximize on mobile technology as part of any intervention 16. That being said, the sample reached included a representation of ages and over one third had hypertension, which was deemed sufficient to ascertain how they rated the service in terms of ease to conduct and whether they would recommend it to a friend.…”

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The feasibility and acceptability of screening for hypertension in private drug retail outlets: a pilot study in Mwanza region, Tanzania

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BackgroundHypertension is a major contributor to ill health in sub-Saharan Africa. Developing countries need to increase access for screening. This study assesses the feasibility and acceptability of using private sector drug retail outlets to screen for hypertension in Mwanza region, Tanzania.MethodsA pilot study took place in eight drug retail outlets from August 2013 to February 2014. Customers ≥18 years were invited for screening. Socio-demographic characteristics, hypertension knowledge, hypertension screening and treatment history were collected. Subjects with systolic blood pressure over 140 mmHg were referred for follow up. Referral slips captured attendance. Mystery client visits and follow up phone calls were conducted to assess service quality.ResultsA total of 971 customers were screened, one person refused; 109 (11.2%) had blood pressure over 140/90 mmHg and were referred for ongoing assessment; 85/109 (78.0%) were newly diagnosed. Customers reported that the service was acceptable. Service providers were able to follow the protocol. Only 18/85 (21%) newly diagnosed participants visited the referral clinic within two weeks.ConclusionsBlood pressure screening was feasible and acceptable to customers of private drug retail outlets. However many who were referred failed to attend at a referral centre and further research is needed in this area.

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The feasibility and acceptability of screening for hypertension in private drug retail outlets: a pilot study in Mwanza region, Tanzania

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“…These developments create negative impacts in the relationships based on sustained men’s dominance and exposure of women to intimate partner violence. Such harmful effects are more likely to affect young couples as other studies have shown that young people embrace extensive use of modern communication technology (Abeele et al, 2017; Dusabe et al, 2013; Morwe et al, 2015). In-depth analyses grounded in appropriate social theories should unmask how norms and masculinities extend in emerging fields and assess their impact to the functioning of equitable and healthy relationships and communities.…”

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“…The use of mobile phones in rural and urban Africa has transformed a wide range of interactions and impacted many sectors including health services and agriculture (Chuma, 2014; Dusabe et al, 2013; Hackett et al, 2018; Quandt et al, 2020). In 2016, it was estimated that mobile phone penetration in Africa was 73% (World Bank, 2016).…”

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Same habitus in new field? How mobile phone communication reproduces masculinities and gender inequality in intimate relationships in Mwanza, Tanzania

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Malibwa

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The use of mobile phones and other communication technologies is booming in low-income contexts. Yet there is lack of detailed analyses of their impact to social interactions, including intimate relationships between men and women and gender-based violence. Drawing on Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus and field, we argue that mobile phones reproduce gender inequality and negative masculinities in these relationships. This happens through the diverse use of phones, and the interactive interface of the physical, electronic and social spaces within the broader social and economic context. We analyzed 48 in-depth interviews with men and women in Mwanza, Tanzania to explore how mobile phone use reproduces entrenched masculinities, gender norms, and power struggles in their daily lives and social interactions. Intimate partners navigate these complexities in several ways, including by creating ‘private spaces’ through their phones and concealing their communications. Men draw on negative masculinities to dominate their partner’s phone use, while women engage social recognition and family custodianship to influence their partner’s behaviour. These endeavours redefine concepts such as love and care, trust and faithfulness in the relationships. It is crucial to assess how technological advances are transforming intimate relationships and impacting gender-based violence in low-income countries.

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“…This study indicates that NGO and MOH clinics may be able to help overcome referral problems by organizing and subsidizing transportation for VIA-positive women to cryotherapy appointments. Additionally, by analogy with successful care coordination systems developed in other LMICs for other conditions, Guatemala's robust national cell phone infrastructure could be harnessed to create shared mHealth platforms for tracking patients and coordinating referrals for VIA-positive women 46 , 47 …”

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Major challenges to scale up of visual inspection-based cervical cancer prevention programs: the experience of Guatemalan NGOs

Chary

Rohloff

2014

Glob Health Sci Pract

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Design of a community-based mobile phone text message referral intervention in Tanzania

Cited by 5 publications

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The feasibility and acceptability of screening for hypertension in private drug retail outlets: a pilot study in Mwanza region, Tanzania

The feasibility and acceptability of screening for hypertension in private drug retail outlets: a pilot study in Mwanza region, Tanzania

Same habitus in new field? How mobile phone communication reproduces masculinities and gender inequality in intimate relationships in Mwanza, Tanzania

Major challenges to scale up of visual inspection-based cervical cancer prevention programs: the experience of Guatemalan NGOs

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