对莱索托的年轻女性的对话代理健康教育应用程序 (Nthabi) 的可用性和可接受性:定量研究
Elizabeth Nkabane-Nkholongo1, Mathildah Mpata-Mokgatle1, Brian W Jack2
1School of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
JMIR human factors
|March 12, 2024
概括
一个文化适应的对话代理应用程序Nthabi在莱索托的年轻女性中表现出了很高的接受度和可用性. 这个数字健康工具显示了改善资源有限的环境中的性和生殖健康教育的希望.
科学领域:
- 数字健康数字健康
- 医疗信息学 医疗信息学
- 移动健康 (mHealth) 服务提供商
背景情况:
- 莱索托的年轻女性面临着严重的性和生殖健康挑战.
- 资源较少的环境中,医疗保健专业人员严重短缺,限制了健康教育的提供.
- 传统的面对面健康教育受到时间和资源限制的限制.
研究的目的:
- 评估Nthabi健康促进应用程序的可接受性和可用性.
- 评估一个文化适应的对话代理系统,用于莱索托的性和生殖健康教育.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及莱索托农村172名年轻女性 (18-28岁) 的描述性定量研究.
- 参与者在智能手机或平板电脑上使用Nthabi应用程序长达6周.
- 一项22项利克特比例调查评估了可用性和可接受性的看法;使用了描述性统计和千平方测试.
主要成果:
- 报告的接受度很高:97.1%的人认为该应用程序对决策和健康教育有效.
- 优秀的可用性:98.5%的人认为该应用程序易于使用,具有良好的语音识别和快速加载信息.
- 对于文化适应的内容 (96.4%) 感到非常满意,并打算继续使用 (92%).
结论:
- 恩塔比应用程序对莱索托的年轻女性来说是非常可接受和可用的.
- 在资源有限的环境中,对话代理系统为传统健康教育提供了可行的替代方案.
- 对数字健康解决方案的进一步研究是有必要的,以解决莱索托的健康教育差距.
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