Table 1.

The characteristics of the selected articles (n = 54).

Study area	Reference	Field of implementation	Type of telemedicine	Country/Region covered
Communicable diseases	10–15	HIV & AIDS /Reproductive health	Smartphone	South Africa10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
	16–19	Maternal/Child healthcare	Smartphone apps/SMS	South Africa,16 Ghana,17,19 Rwanda18
	20–21	Ebola	Smartphone/Tablet	Sierra Leone,20 Nigeria21
	22	Tuberculosis	Cellular phone	South Africa22
Non-communicable diseases	23–24	Hypertension	Smartphone/SMS	Nigeria,23 South Africa24
	25–31	Cancer	Phone, Telegraphic text, screening	Ghana,25, 26 Sub-Saharan Africa,27, 28,31 South Africa,29 Nigeria30
	32	Stroke	Smartphone	Ghana32
	33	Chronic headache	Mobile phone	Sub-Saharan Africa33
	34–38	Hearing loss & Screening	Smartphone	Malawi,34 South Africa35, 36, 37, 38
	39	Mental health	Smartphone/Video	Ghana39
	40	Diabetes	GPS/Laptop	Sub-Saharan Africa40
	41	Burn	Smartphone	South Africa41
	42–61	Workers/Facilities	Smartphone/Tablet/ Video	Sub-Saharan Africa,42,46,51,55,59 South Africa,43,53, 54,56,60 Nigeria,44,57 Senegal,45 Ethiopia,47 Sudan,48 Kenya,49 Uganda,50 Swaziland,52 Seychelles,58 Malawi61
	62–63	Scaling use frameworks	Teledermatology	South Africa62, 63

SMS: short message service.