Table 2 Summary of extracted data on the purpose of electronic technology use and their main outcome
Studies | Types NTDs | Types of electronic technology use | Primary purpose/aim | Main finding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tambo et al. | Leishmaniasis | mHealth, eHealth, and electronic health records | Disease management and treatment outcome ✓ The use of digital public health technology applications in understanding and data mapping models for health and environment decisions, support in improving health service access, and uptake in Africa at the community health system | [36] |
Bhunia et al. | Leishmaniasis | telehealth | For diagnosis and treatment and vector control ✓ To provide a good opportunity for the patients to have access to remote hospitals for real-time evaluation by specialists, via either video or audio, using Doppler and webcams ✓ To integrate multifaceted intervention, prevention, assessment, and treatment to achieve improved personnel as well as local, national, and international community health | Improved medical care to remote rural areas, including many other activities like public awareness, changing personal behavior, early diagnosis and complete treatment, integrated vector management, and vector surveillance; social mobilization and building partnerships |
Madon et al. | For all NTDs | Mobil phone (SMS) | Control of NTDs (quantifying drug need, prioritizing disease at the local level, upward information, and facilitating decision) ✓ To test the feasibility of a mobile phone-based management information system (MIS) using frontline health workers to capture data at the point of source for control of NTDs | ✓ Increase the efficiency of routine work boosting the motivation and self-esteem of village health worker ✓ Increased the flow of communication with district-level health official; increase the overall success of the NTD control program in the country |
Vroom et al. | Lymphatic filariasis | mHealth | Disease management and disease control | The use of mobile phones does not guarantee improved data accuracy. However, the type of mobile technology used may aid in improving data completeness |
Mwingira et al. | Lymphatic filariasis | mHealth | Case detection ✓ Lymphatic filariasis patient identification | The approach is a feasible framework that could be used in other large urban environments in the LF endemic areas |
Stanton et al. | Lymphatic filariasis | Mobile message (SMS) | Case management/disease management ✓ To develop and test an SMS tool (measure SMS) which enables trained community-based health workers to report basic information on all cases they identified | ✓ Enabled national programs to more effectively monitor their community impact in an efficient, timely, and cost-effective way. Despite that there were minor issues such as the quality of their mobile phone, occasional poor network coverage had little effect on the quality of the data received |