HealthLine: Speech-based access to health information by low-literate users

Health information access by low-literate community health workers is a pressing need of community health programs across the developing world. We present results from a needs assessment we conducted to understand the health information access practices and needs of various types of health workers i...

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Published in2007 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Development pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors Sherwani, J., Ali, N., Mirza, S., Fatma, A., Memon, Y., Karim, M., Tongia, R., Rosenfeld, R.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2007
Subjects
community health
Computer science
Costs
developing regions
dialog systems
Electronic mail
Government
health information
Medical services
Natural languages
Pakistan
Pediatrics
Pressing
Prototypes
speech recognition
Telephony
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ISBN9781424419906
1424419905
DOI10.1109/ICTD.2007.4937399

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Summary:Health information access by low-literate community health workers is a pressing need of community health programs across the developing world. We present results from a needs assessment we conducted to understand the health information access practices and needs of various types of health workers in Pakistan. We also present a prototype for speech-based health information access, as well as discuss our experiences from a pilot study involving its use by community health workers in a rural health center.
ISBN:9781424419906
1424419905
DOI:10.1109/ICTD.2007.4937399