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Training community health volunteers to use mobile platform during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Kenya experience.
Mbwayo, Anne W; Mathai, Muthoni; Mutavi, Teresia; Waruinge, Stella; Triplett, Noah; Concepcion, Tessa; Collins, Pamela Y; Dorsey, Shannon.
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  • Mbwayo AW; Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Mathai M; Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Mutavi T; Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Waruinge S; Department of Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Triplett N; Department of Psychology, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Concepcion T; Department of Psychology, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
  • Collins PY; Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.
  • Dorsey S; Department of Psychology, Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) ; 11: e38, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38618483
ABSTRACT
This study describes an alternative to face-to-face training method for community health volunteers (CHVs) as used by a collaborative group from the University of Nairobi, University of Washington and the Nairobi Metropolitan Mental Health Team during the COVID-19 lockdown in Kenya. This qualitative study describes the experiences of 17 CHVs enrolled in a training study, required to utilize different digital platforms (Google Meet or Jitsi) as a training forum for the first time. Verbatim extracts of the participants' daily experiences are extracted from a series of write-ups in the group WhatsApp just before the training. Daily failures and success experiences in joining a Google meet or Jitsi are recorded. Then, 17 participants, 10 women and 7 men, aged between 21 and 51 years (mean = 33), owning a smartphone, were enrolled in the study. None had used Jitsi or Google meet before. Different challenges were reported in login to either and a final decision to use Jitsi, which became the training platform. Training CHVs to deliver a psychosocial intervention using smartphones is possible. However, the trainer must establish appropriate and affordable methods when resources are constrained.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Glob Ment Health (Camb) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Kenia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Glob Ment Health (Camb) Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Kenia Pais de publicación: Reino Unido