Title: Evaluating the role of perceived usefulness in user adoption of mobile immunisation notification system in Uganda

Authors: Jackson Abandu; Florence N. Kivunike

Addresses: Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, Uganda ' Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda

Abstract: The study sought to evaluate the role of perceived usefulness in user adoption of mobile immunisation-notification system in Uganda. Descriptive survey design was employed and structured questionnaires were administered to 51 healthcare professionals and mothers from Gulu referral and Gulu independent hospitals in Northern Uganda using purposive sampling technique. Regression analysis was performed to evaluate the impact of the identified antecedents on the intention to adopt IMUNOT through perceived usefulness based on technology acceptance model. The findings showed e-health knowledge, accessibility, support, content and trust as the antecedents of perceived usefulness with 87.8% of variance. The findings suggest the importance of perceived usefulness in the mobile Immunisation-notification system adoption. The study provides behavioural and infrastructural strategies for stakeholders on how to foster perceived usefulness in the system adoption. However, more variables may be evaluated to improve the analytical capability of the model.

Keywords: perceived usefulness; immunisation; notification; adoption and mobile e-health; Uganda.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTMCP.2017.083889

International Journal of Telemedicine and Clinical Practices, 2017 Vol.2 No.2, pp.154 - 167

Received: 28 Oct 2016
Accepted: 03 Dec 2016

Published online: 25 Apr 2017 *

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