Health Information Technology Adoption and Usage Among Rural Ethiopian Seniors

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Main Authors: Tessema, Fikru, Abera, Araya, Ayelign, Benedicta
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Language:English
Published: Zenodo 2007
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author Tessema, Fikru
Abera, Araya
Ayelign, Benedicta
author_facet Tessema, Fikru
Abera, Araya
Ayelign, Benedicta
contents <p>Rural Ethiopian seniors face significant health challenges due to limited access to information technology (IT). Conducted a longitudinal study using structured questionnaires. Smartphone adoption rate was 42% among the participants, indicating moderate access to technology. Digital literacy levels were found to be within the lower range of proficiency. Findings suggest that while there is some level of IT access and usage by rural Ethiopian seniors, further interventions are needed to improve digital literacy and adoption rates. Develop targeted educational programmes to enhance digital skills among rural elderly population. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.</p>
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spellingShingle Health Information Technology Adoption and Usage Among Rural Ethiopian Seniors
Tessema, Fikru
Abera, Araya
Ayelign, Benedicta
Ethiopia
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Longitudinal Study
Smartphone Adoption
Digital Literacy
Seniors
Access
Usage
<p>Rural Ethiopian seniors face significant health challenges due to limited access to information technology (IT). Conducted a longitudinal study using structured questionnaires. Smartphone adoption rate was 42% among the participants, indicating moderate access to technology. Digital literacy levels were found to be within the lower range of proficiency. Findings suggest that while there is some level of IT access and usage by rural Ethiopian seniors, further interventions are needed to improve digital literacy and adoption rates. Develop targeted educational programmes to enhance digital skills among rural elderly population. Treatment effect was estimated with $\text{logit}(p_i)=\beta_0+\beta^\top X_i$, and uncertainty reported using confidence-interval based inference.</p>
title Health Information Technology Adoption and Usage Among Rural Ethiopian Seniors
topic Ethiopia
Health Information Technology (HIT)
Longitudinal Study
Smartphone Adoption
Digital Literacy
Seniors
Access
Usage
url https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18842186