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ICT Applications as E-Health Solutions in Rural Healthcare in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

Ruxwana, Nkqubela L, Herselman, Marlien E, Conradie, D Pieter·2010·Health Information Management Journal
DOI 10.1177/183335831003900104
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Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions (e.g. e-health, telemedicine, e-education) are often viewed as vehicles to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban healthcare centres and to resolve shortcomings in the rural health sector. This study focused on factors perceived to influence the uptake and use of ICTs as e-health solutions in selected rural Eastern Cape healthcare centres, and on structural variables relating to these facilities and processes. Attention was also given to two psychological variables that may underlie an individual's acceptance and use of ICTs: usefulness and ease of use. Recommendations are made with regard to how ICTs can be used more effectively to improve health systems at five rural healthcare centres where questionnaire and interview data were collected: St. Lucy's Hospital, Nessie Knight Hospital, the Tsilitwa Clinic, the Madzikane Ka-Zulu Memorial Hospital and the Nelson Mandela General Hospital.

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Authors
Ruxwana, N. L., Herselman, M. E., & Conradie, D. P.
Affiliations
  • Tshwane University of Technology (ZA)
  • Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (ZA)
Corresponding author
  • Ruxwana, Nkqubela L
  • Herselman, Marlien E
  • Conradie, D Pieter
ORCID
Venue
Health Information Management Journal
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-03
Volume
39
Issue
1
Pages
17-29
ISSN
  • 1833-3583 (ISSN-L)
  • 1833-3575
DOI
10.1177/183335831003900104
OpenAlex
W1812109890
Cited by
137
References
16
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Health Information Management Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Nelson Mandela University Research Repository (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › ICT in Developing Communities
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
Keywords
e-health, ICT adoption, rural health care, telemedicine, digital divide, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, technology acceptance, Eastern Cape, health information systems
MeSH terms
Attitude of Health Personnel, Attitude to Computers, Computer Communication Networks, Computer Literacy, Computers, Humans, Medical Informatics, South Africa, Telemedicine, Rural Health Services

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