Browsing by Author "Moshi, Fabiola"
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Item Leveraging intelligent decision support system to promote inclusive remote teaching and learning in institutions of higher education in East Africa: Prototype development(Elsevier, 2023) Muchungi, Kendi; Mukami, Victoria; Mongi, Hector; Fabian, Flora; Ombui, Edward; Kiguru, Mary; Tandika, Pambas; Moshi, Fabiola; Ombeni, JoramThe need for an intelligent system to support the decision-making process on remote teaching and learning during pandemics was realized during Covid-19. It was learned that during the pandemic most higher learning institutions could not respond as rapidly as the situation manifests to protect academic activities from disruptions. The objective of this paper is to describe the proposed prototype of an intelligent decision support system (IDSS) to inform the current and future remote teaching and learning in East African Higher Education in response to pandemics such as COVID-19. The research adopted the design science research approach to analysis, design, and development of the prototype. The development was preceded by understanding the situation where Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Challenges (SWOCs) were analyzed. From the analysis, the requirements for the system were identified. Three stages were followed to develop the prototype. First, the development of a web interface or landing website, then designing the prototype framework with stakeholders' evaluation and actual development of the prototype. The SWOC analyses showed varying enabling environments within institutions in a country and between institutions in East Africa. Inadequate policy and legal and regulatory provisions for a rapid switch to remote teaching and learning during the pandemic were compounded by inadequate infrastructure, trained human resources, and organized rapid decision-making. Based on these findings, a prototype framework was then designed to support the decision-making on remote teaching and learning amid the pandemic in East Africa. The preliminary evaluation of the framework suggests that the system has great prospects to inform the decision-making process in the wake of pandemics thereby achieving the rapidity and efficiency of decisions. Further development and evaluation are ongoing.Item Prevalence and factors influencing Alcohol use in pregnancy among women attending Antenatal care in Dodoma region, Tanzania: a cross-sectional study(Hindawi, 2018) Mpelo, Matunga; Kibusi, Stephen Matthew; Moshi, Fabiola; Nyundo, Azan; Ntwenya, Julius Edward; Mpondo, Bonaventura C. T.Alcohol use during pregnancy is high despite the well-established evidence on its adverse pregnancy outcomes and poor child development. Early identification and behavioural modification are of great significance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of alcohol use during pregnancy among women in Dodoma region. Methods. 365 randomly selected pregnant women attending antenatal care services in Dodoma region were included. Structured questionnaires were used to assess sociodemographic characteristic and alcohol use. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were used to estimate the prevalence and independent relationships of factors associated with alcohol use in pregnancy, respectively. Results showed a prevalence of 15.1% out of the 365 women attending antenatal services in Dodoma region. Prepregnancy alcohol use and having relatives who use alcohol were associated with alcohol use (AOR= 5.19; 95% CI: 4.791-34.867 and AOR=1.57; 95% CI: 1.393-6.248), respectively. Moreover, other associated factors included low education status (AOR=10.636; 95% CI: 1.89-19.844), making local brews as a source of income (AOR=11.44; 95% CI: 1.008-19.86), and not having had complications in previous pregnancies (AOR=4.93; 95% CI: 1.031-23.59). There is a significantly high prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy in Dodoma. Social networks and low social, economic status were associated with alcohol use in pregnancy. There is a need for public health interventions to address alcohol use particularly targeting women of reproductive age with low socioeconomic status.