Table 2.
Summary of the characteristics of eHealth projects in Kenya
(Source: authors’ synthesis)
| 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 areasa | 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 purposesb | 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%)