Utilizing community InfoSpots for health education: perspectives and experiences in Migoli and Izazi, Tanzania.

Autor:	Holst C; Centre for Global Health, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O box 1130, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway., Tschirhart N; Centre for Global Health, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O box 1130, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway.; Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Thompson Hall - THN 136, 25 University Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 7K4, Canada.; Oslo Group on Global Health Policy, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O. box 1130, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway.; Department of Family Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Kaew Road, Muang District, 50200 Chiang Mai Thailand, Thailand., Ngowi B; Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), 3 Barack Obama Drive, P.O. box 9653, 11101 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.; University of Dar es Salaam, Mbeya College of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. box 608, Mbeya, Tanzania., Noll J; Basic Internet Foundation, Gunnar Randers vei 19, 2007 Kjeller, Norway.; Department of Technology Systems, University of Oslo, P.O box 70, 2027 Kjeller, Norway., Winkler AS; Centre for Global Health, Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, P.O box 1130, Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway.; Center for Global Health, Department of Neurology, Technical University of Munich, Ismaninger Straße 22, 81675 München, Germany.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Health promotion international [Health Promot Int] 2023 Aug 01; Vol. 38 (4).
DOI:	10.1093/heapro/daab187
Abstrakt:	Limited access to health education can be a barrier for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. We addressed this gap by installing community information spots (InfoSpots) with access to the internet and a locally stored digital health education platform (the platform) in Migoli and Izazi, Tanzania. The objective of this case study was to explore the perspectives and experiences of InfoSpot users and non-users in these communities. We conducted 35 semi-structured interviews with participants living, working or studying in Migoli or Izazi in February 2020 and subsequently analysed the data using content analysis. The 25 InfoSpot users reported variations in use patterns. Users with more education utilized the platform for their own health education and that of others, in addition to internet surfing. High school students also used the platform for practicing English, in addition to health education. Most InfoSpot users found the platform easy to use; however, those with less education received guidance from other users. Non-users reported that they would have used the InfoSpot with the platform if they had been aware of its existence. All participants reported a positive view of the digital health messages, especially animations as a health knowledge transfer tool. In conclusion, different and unintended use of the platform shows that the communities are creative in ways of utilizing the InfoSpots and gaining knowledge. The platform could have been used by more people if it had been promoted better in the communities. (© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press.)
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