Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol

Rafiqul Islam; Kimiyo Kikuchi; Yoko Sato; Rieko Izukura; Nusrat Jahan; Nazneen Sultana; Meherun Nessa; Fumihiko Yokota; Mariko Nishikitani; Ashir Ahmed; Naoki Nakashima

doi:10.3233/SHTI210684

Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol

Rafiqul Islam, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Yoko Sato, Rieko Izukura, Nusrat Jahan, Nazneen Sultana, Meherun Nessa, Fumihiko Yokota, Mariko Nishikitani, Ashir Ahmed, Naoki Nakashima

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Abstract

The number of deaths of a mother and child caused by maternal and child healthcare (MCH) issues has been greatly decreased recently, but still, the number is extremely high especially in developing countries. Although the governments have been given a priority in this issue, the lack of financial and human resources brings a limit. Thus, the use of low-cost but appropriate technology is required. Portable Health Clinic (PHC), a telemedicine system developed for providing primary healthcare, is such a technology. This study aimed to address this MCH issue with the aid of a low-cost PHC service involving a continuum-of-care protocol to the rural communities of Bangladesh. Moreover, this study introduces a triage protocol to distinguish high-risk patients from the early stage of the continuum of care who need special care and refer to specialized physicians to prevent unwanted deaths.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics
Editors	Michelle Honey, Charlene Ronquillo, Ting-Ting Lee, Lucy Westbrooke
Publisher	IOS Press BV
Pages	130-134
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781643682204
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210684
Publication status	Published - Dec 15 2021
Event	15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics: Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age, NI 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: Aug 23 2021 → Sept 2 2021

Publication series

Name	Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume	284
ISSN (Print)	0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)	1879-8365

Conference

Conference	15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics: Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age, NI 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	8/23/21 → 9/2/21

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Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Islam, R., Kikuchi, K., Sato, Y., Izukura, R., Jahan, N., Sultana, N., Nessa, M., Yokota, F., Nishikitani, M., Ahmed, A., & Nakashima, N. (2021). Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol. In M. Honey, C. Ronquillo, T.-T. Lee, & L. Westbrooke (Eds.), Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics (pp. 130-134). (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 284). IOS Press BV. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210684

Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol. / Islam, Rafiqul ; Kikuchi, Kimiyo ; Sato, Yoko et al.
Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. ed. / Michelle Honey; Charlene Ronquillo; Ting-Ting Lee; Lucy Westbrooke. IOS Press BV, 2021. p. 130-134 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics; Vol. 284).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Islam, R , Kikuchi, K , Sato, Y, Izukura, R, Jahan, N, Sultana, N, Nessa, M, Yokota, F , Nishikitani, M , Ahmed, A & Nakashima, N 2021, Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol. in M Honey, C Ronquillo, T-T Lee & L Westbrooke (eds), Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, vol. 284, IOS Press BV, pp. 130-134, 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics: Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age, NI 2021, Virtual, Online, 8/23/21. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI210684

Islam R , Kikuchi K , Sato Y, Izukura R, Jahan N, Sultana N et al. Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol. In Honey M, Ronquillo C, Lee TT, Westbrooke L, editors, Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. IOS Press BV. 2021. p. 130-134. (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics). doi: 10.3233/SHTI210684

Islam, Rafiqul ; Kikuchi, Kimiyo ; Sato, Yoko et al. / Maternal and Child Healthcare Service by Portable Health Clinic System Using a Triage Protocol. Nurses and Midwives in the Digital Age - Selected Papers, Posters and Panels from the 15th International Congress in Nursing Informatics. editor / Michelle Honey ; Charlene Ronquillo ; Ting-Ting Lee ; Lucy Westbrooke. IOS Press BV, 2021. pp. 130-134 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics).

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