Evaluating the knowledge and usage of digital health tools in rural Oyo State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study of healthcare professionals and residents
Emeka Benjamin Okeke, Dawn Forman, Elaina Taylor, Emma Hyde, Fabio Parente, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Stephen Wordsworth · 2025
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Emeka Benjamin Okeke and six co-authors present a 2025 survey of digital health tools in rural Oyo State, Nigeria. Digital tools could widen care where staff and buildings are scarce. The team surveyed health workers and residents at eight primary care centers in two rural districts from July to August 2024.
In all, 393 people took part, 158 health workers and 235 residents. More than nine in ten health workers used digital tools daily, and nurses and doctors knew them best. Among residents, daily use was low at about 15 percent, though most had used such tools before. Schooling was the strongest sign of readiness to adopt them. The authors urge better infrastructure and open training so rural areas are not left behind.
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| CREATOR | Emeka Benjamin Okeke, Dawn Forman, Elaina Taylor, Emma Hyde, Fabio Parente, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Stephen Wordsworth |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |