Gendering design of M-Health applications to support marginalized women: A case of maternal and child health services in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMakaranga, Joseph Thobias
dc.contributor.authorShidende, Nima Herman
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-06T10:20:24Z
dc.date.available2021-05-06T10:20:24Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text available at: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ajis/vol11/iss1/3/en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed at addressing a gap in the existing literature by providing empirical insights into gendered ICT design in rural African settings. The research used qualitative research methods to identify design weaknesses that were causing the exclusion of the poorest and most rural women. The research design enrolled rural women to inform the redesign of the Tanzanian mHealth application, the DHIS Tracker. The app is designed to enable economically disadvantaged rural women to receive targeted healthcare appointments and advice via SMS text messages. Gendered design is used as a conceptual framework to guide the analysis. Also, we use insights from Buskens (2015)’s categories of strategies for empowering women; conformist, reformist and transformist to inform how gendered design can be done in the rural African context. The article ends by providing insights to policy and managerial levels that can be used to promote women empowerment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMakaranga, J. T., & Shidende, N. H. (2019). Gendering design of M-Health applications to support marginalized women: A case of maternal and child health services in Tanzania. The African Journal of Information Systems, 11(1), 3.en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/ajis/vol11/iss1/3/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2968
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherKennesaw State Universityen_US
dc.subjectM-Healthen_US
dc.subjectM-Health applicationen_US
dc.subjectMarginalized womenen_US
dc.subjectChild health servicesen_US
dc.subjectMaternal health servicesen_US
dc.subjectHealth servicesen_US
dc.subjectHealth careen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectGendered ICT designen_US
dc.subjectGendered designen_US
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectAfrican settingsen_US
dc.titleGendering design of M-Health applications to support marginalized women: A case of maternal and child health services in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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