Title
Implementing a web-based immunization schedule reminder for postnatal service delivery
Date Issued
01 January 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Matiluko M.
Omogbadegun Z.
Omoregbe N.
Adewumi A.
Parejas F.J.
Misra S.
Crawford B.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
Publisher(s)
Pushpa Publishing House
Abstract
The mortality rate of infants under the age of five is still relatively high in many sub-Sahara African countries like Nigeria. Immunization remains the most crucial and cost-effective public health intervention scheme for protecting children in this region from vaccine-preventable diseases. Immunization, however, is only effective if the nursing mothers keep strict appointment schedules. To this effect, information technology can be leveraged to help in this regard. This paper thus implements a web-based immunization schedule reminder for postnatal service delivery. In order to realize the system, a componentbased development approach was used to extend an existing electronic medical record to include the immunization schedule reminder. The resulting system is able to reduce child mortality by reducing the rate of missed appointment schedules.
Start page
147
End page
153
Volume
SpecialVolume2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Inmunología Biología Virología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85020292035
Source
Far East Journal of Electronics and Communications
ISSN of the container
09737006
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