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  • Health Informatics
  • Implementation Science

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  • Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are increasingly adopted in low-income countries.
  • Existing research often neglects the practical implementation challenges of mHealth interventions, particularly concerning design and technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify and characterize the implementation challenges of a complex mobile health (mHealth) intervention in Uganda.
  • To analyze barriers encountered during the deployment of a tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation mHealth tool.

Main Methods:

  • A customized mobile survey application was used for a randomized controlled trial on TB contact investigation.
  • Digital fingerprinting and automated SMS were incorporated; implementation challenges were documented through site reports and calls.
  • Challenges were systematically classified using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).

Main Results:

  • Key challenges were identified within intervention characteristics, inner setting, and implementer characteristics.
  • Limited app adaptability due to software/hardware constraints and intervention complexity hindered implementation.
  • Community health worker (CHW) trust in technology decreased after initial failures, impacting usage; complex data structures complicated management and feedback.

Conclusions:

  • mHealth interventions can enhance public health delivery but are susceptible to implementation barriers in low-resource settings.
  • Lack of adaptability, complexity, declining user trust, and poor feedback systems can undermine mHealth effectiveness.
  • Successful implementation necessitates adapting to local resources, prioritizing end-user feedback, and optimizing data management.