Assessing the feasibility of eHealth and mHealth: a systematic review and analysis of initiatives implemented in Kenya

Table 2 Summary of the characteristics of eHealth projects in Kenya

Strategic area of implementation	N = 69
mHealth	47 (69%)
Health information systems	9 (13%)
eLearning	8 (11%)
Telemedicine	5 (7%)
Thematic area
Client education and behaviour change communication	22 (32%)
Data collection and reporting	13 (19%)
Provider training and education	6 (9%)
Financial transactions and incentives	6 (9%)
Electronic health records	5 (7%)
Provider-to-provider communication: user groups, consultation	5 (7%)
Supply chain management	4 (5%)
Other thematic areas^a	8 (12%)
Health focus and purpose
Primary care	19 (28%)
HIV/AIDS	17 (25%)
Maternal and child health	11 (16%)
Malaria	7 (10%)
Health financing	4 (5%)
Drug supply	4 (5%)
Other purposes^b	7 (10%)
Evaluation status
Not reported	41 (59%)
Feasibility and acceptability studies	9 (13%)
Randomised controlled trial	8 (12%)
Cross-sectional study	6 (9%)
Qualitative study	3 (4%)
Cohort study	1 (1%)
Non-randomised intervention study	1 (1%)

^aThe other thematic areas are sensors and point-of-care diagnostics (2; 3%), registries and vital events tracking (2; 3%), electronic decision support (2; 3%), provider work planning and scheduling (1; 1%) and human resource management (1; 1%)
^bThe other health purposes are reproductive health (2; 3%), cancer care (1; 1%), tuberculosis (1; 1%), yellow fever and rift valley fever (1; 1%), eye care (1; 1%) and epilepsy care (1; 1%)

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