01659nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001500042653002300057653003400080100001000114700001500124700001000139700001600149700001300165245013400178300001000312490000700322520109900329022002501428       2020                            d  bIGI Global10aHealth Informatics10aComputer Science Applications1 aFox G1 aO'Connor Y1 aEze E1 aNdibuagu EO1 aHeavin C00aEnd Users' Initial Perceptions of mHealth in Nigeria: An Investigation of Primary Healthcare Workers' Attitudes to the IMPACT App  a50-640 v113 a<jats:p>Mobile health (mHealth) is perceived as a “silver bullet” solution to many of the existing healthcare delivery issues in developing regions. However, the design, development, piloting, implementation, and maintenance activities associated with mHealth are significant. Fundamental to the success of mHealth is stakeholder support within the healthcare system. A qualitative exploratory approach using interviews, presentations, and focus groups was pursued to investigate primary healthcare (PHC) workers' initial perceptions of the proposed IMPACT app to support the assessment of sick young children in the community in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria. PHC workers welcomed the prospect of using the IMPACT app. However, they were keen to highlight local infrastructural challenges and lack of access to training as barriers to the wider rollout of the IMPACT app. Through investigating PHC workers' initial perceptions, mHealth projects may be better designed to positively influence end users' commitment and motivation to use mHealth as part of their roles in the future.</jats:p>  a1947-315X, 1947-3168