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Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/42161, first published .
Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation

Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation

Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation

Authors of this article:

Sarina Till1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Mirriam Mkhize3 Author Orcid Image ;   Jaydon Farao2 Author Orcid Image ;   Londiwe Deborah Shandu3 Author Orcid Image ;   Livhuwani Muthelo4 Author Orcid Image ;   Toshka Lauren Coleman2 Author Orcid Image ;   Masenyani Mbombi4 Author Orcid Image ;   Mamara Bopape4 Author Orcid Image ;   Sonja Klingberg5 Author Orcid Image ;   Alastair van Heerden3, 5 Author Orcid Image ;   Tebogo Mothiba4 Author Orcid Image ;   Melissa Densmore2 Author Orcid Image ;   Nervo Xavier Verdezoto Dias6 Author Orcid Image ;   CoMaCH Network7
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Félix B, Braga C, Ntinga X, Till S, Meoli L, Van Heerden A, Melo R, Verdezoto N, Densmore M, Nunes F. Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Understanding How Parents Deal With the Health Advice They Receive: A Qualitative Study and Implications for the Design of Message-based Health Dissemination Systems for Child Health View
  2. Wilson T, Mthoko H, Adnan Y, Till S. Proceedings of the 7th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. The Devil is in the deployment: Lessons learned while deploying an AI and IoT-enabled hydroponics grow tent with rural subsistence farmers in South Africa View
  3. Ortega D, Bartolini R, Pareja R, Stawarz K, Creed-Kanashiro H, Holdsworth M, Rousham E, Verdezoto N. Proceedings of the 7th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. Design Opportunities to Facilitate Tangible Play and Promote Healthy Nutrition in Low-resource Healthcare Settings in Peru: Co-designing Low-fidelity Prototypes with Caregivers and Healthcare Workers View
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  5. Ppali S, Constantinides M, Liarokapis F, Farao J, Anvari S, Yoo M, Altarriba Bertran F, Rodgers S, Han J, Wehbe R, Brereton M, Covaci A. Companion Publication of the 2025 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. Cite Your Well-being First: What Happens When Personal Life, Mental Health, and HCI Research Become Entangled? View
  6. Jaikarran L, Wilson T, Till S. Proceedings of the ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies. Off the Grid: Exploring the design and user agency requirements of AI and IoT solutions aimed at remote, resource-constrained areas in Africa View
  7. Till S, Wilson T, Dewlok M, Verdezoto N, Densmore M. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Communities & Technologies. Move With Me: Co-designing a Tangible User Interface To Promote Physical Activity Among Rural South African Children View
  8. Couto da Silva J, Félix B, Meoli L, Ntinga X, Melo R, Joolay Y, Till S, Densmore M, Nunes F. Proceedings of the Fifth Biennial African Human-Computer Interaction Conference. Perspectives of Parents and Healthcare Professionals on Using Chatbots to Support Parents in Child Health: A Qualitative Study View