Acceptability and user experiences of a patient-held smart card for antenatal services in Nigeria: a qualitative study.
Ijeoma Uchenna ItanyiJuliet IwelunmorJohn Olajide OlawepoSemiu GbadamosiAlexandra EzeonuAdaeze OkoliAmaka Grace OgidiDonaldson ConserveByron PowellChima Ariel OnokaEchezona Edozie EzeanoluePublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2023)
These findings revealed that patient-held smart card for maternal health care services is acceptable by women utilizing antenatal services in Nigeria. Understanding perceptions, barriers, facilitators, and supportive systems that enhance the use of these smart cards may facilitate the development of lifesaving mobile health platforms that have the potential to achieve antenatal, delivery, and postnatal targets in a resource-limited setting.