The potential use of digital health technologies in the African context: a systematic review of evidence from Ethiopia

T Manyazewal, Y Woldeamanuel, HM Blumberg… - NPJ digital …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) recently put forth a Global Strategy on Digital
Health 2020–2025 with several countries having already achieved key milestones. We …

[HTML][HTML] Technologies for medication adherence monitoring and technology assessment criteria: narrative review

M Mason, Y Cho, J Rayo, Y Gong… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2022 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background Accurate measurement and monitoring of patient medication adherence is a
global challenge because of the absence of gold standard methods for adherence …

Digital health in the era of COVID-19: Reshaping the next generation of healthcare

E Getachew, T Adebeta, SGY Muzazu… - Frontiers in public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is one of the most deadly diseases to have stricken us in recent decades. In the
fight against this disease, governments and stakeholders require all the assistance they can …

Containment of COVID-19 in Ethiopia and implications for tuberculosis care and research

H Mohammed, L Oljira, KT Roba, G Yimer… - Infectious diseases of …, 2020 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global health and
economic security threat with staggering cumulative incidence worldwide. Given the severity …

Effectiveness of a digital medication event reminder and monitor device for patients with tuberculosis (SELFTB): a multicenter randomized controlled trial

T Manyazewal, Y Woldeamanuel, DP Holland… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious
disease worldwide. Trials evaluating digital adherence technologies for tuberculosis in low …

[HTML][HTML] Real-time impact of COVID-19 on clinical care and treatment of patients with tuberculosis: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

D Chilot, Y Woldeamanuel… - Annals of Global Health, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: There were global concerns and predictions that Coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) would severely affect tuberculosis (TB) care and treatment services in resource …

[HTML][HTML] Digital health interventions to enhance tuberculosis treatment adherence: scoping review

S Lee, V Rajaguru, JS Baek, J Shin… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2023 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background: Digital health technologies are widely used for disease management, with their
computing platforms, software, and sensors being used for health care. These technologies …

Effect of digital medication event reminder and monitor-observed therapy vs standard directly observed therapy on health-related quality of life and catastrophic costs …

T Manyazewal, Y Woldeamanuel, A Fekadu… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Little is known about whether digital adherence technologies are economical for
patients with tuberculosis (TB) in resource-constrained settings. Objective To test the …

Patient-reported usability and satisfaction with electronic medication event reminder and monitor device for tuberculosis: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial

T Manyazewal, Y Woldeamanuel, T Getinet… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The success of a tuberculosis digital adherence technology relies on patients'
satisfaction with and the usability of the technology. This study aimed to evaluate treatment …

[PDF][PDF] Pragmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Qualitative Analysis of Human Resource Constraints in a Resource-Limited Country context …

KM Mussie, C Gradmann, SA Yimer… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: Existing evidence suggests that drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) remains a
huge public health threat in high-burden TB countries such as Ethiopia. The purpose of this …