Addressing Knowledge Gaps among Nurses in Health Care in Tanzania: Use of Mlearning Platforms in Tanzania

Authors

  • Pius Chaya

  • Joseph Pilot

Keywords:

mlearning, innovation, amref, kirkpatrick model, nurse midwives, sexual and reproductive health and rights

Abstract

Penetration of ICT in the health system has received due attention Globally penetration of smart phones has fueled health systems to use it in bridging information gaps among Health Care workers This paper presents the end-line evaluation findings conducted in 2015 to measure the reaction and learning among the Nurse-Midwives who benefited from the Jibu mLearning project under Amref Health Africa Tanzania The study used Kirkpatrick model for levels 1 and 2 that aimed at assessing the perception and degree of learning among Nurses at work and nurses in school who were using mLearning platform The study used case and cross- sectional design with a mix of data collection methods such as self-administered interview telephone interviews and documentary review The study sites included six regions namely Dar es Salaam Kilimanjaro Tanga Mtwara Mbeya and Dodoma The regions and sites were selected based on geographical disparity and diversity of users

How to Cite

Pius Chaya, & Joseph Pilot. (2018). Addressing Knowledge Gaps among Nurses in Health Care in Tanzania: Use of Mlearning Platforms in Tanzania. Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 18(H1), 55–61. Retrieved from https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2467

Addressing Knowledge Gaps among Nurses in Health Care in Tanzania: Use of Mlearning Platforms in Tanzania

Published

2018-01-15