Developing and Piloting TB Medication and Refilling Reminder System in Ethiopia.

Stud Health Technol Inform

Department of Health Informatics, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Published: June 2020

This project followed waterfall model to develop a context tailored and user-friendly reminder system to support home based TB treatment. Piloting was conducted on expert and patient levels. We developed a flexible and user-friendly web-based system that allows medication and refiling reminder. Participants agreed on its usefulness despite infrastructure and personal related challenges.

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