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February 11, 2026Open Access

Digitalisation and Maternal Health: An Original Research Study on Telemedicine in Urban Sierra Leone

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FBFatmata BanguraUniversity of Sierra Leone

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Implication

Mixed-methods study evaluates telemedicine's impact on maternal health in urban Sierra Leone, suggesting improvements in care accessibility.

Key Points

  • This research aimed to evaluate the implementation and perceived effects of a telemedicine service for maternal health.
  • Mixed-methods, cross-sectional design
  • Quantitative data collected from programme records on user patterns
  • Qualitative data gathered through semi-structured interviews and focus groups
  • Thematic analysis applied to qualitative data
  • Moderate service uptake primarily for routine antenatal queries and medication refills
  • 68% of users reported saving over two hours of travel time per consultation
  • Identified themes included improved convenience, concerns about physical exams, and barriers in technological literacy

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Fatmata Bangura (2020) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698c1c65267fb587c655ec80https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18538592
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