Abstract
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions (e.g. e-health, telemedicine, e-education)
are often viewed as vehicles to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban healthcare centres and
to resolve shortcomings in the rural health sector. This study focused on factors perceived to infl uence
the uptake and use of ICTs as e-health solutions in selected rural Eastern Cape healthcare centres,
and on structural variables relating to these facilities and processes. Attention was also given to two
psychological variables that may underlie an individual’s acceptance and use of ICTs: usefulness and ease
of use. Recommendations are made with regard to how ICTs can be used more effectively to improve
health systems at fi ve rural healthcare centres where questionnaire and interview data were collected:
St. Lucy’s Hospital, Nessie Knight Hospital, the Tsilitwa Clinic, the Madzikane Ka-Zulu Memorial Hospital
and the Nelson Mandela General Hospital.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001187 |
| Date | 26 February 2010 |
| Creators | Ruxwana, NL, Herselman, ME, Conradie, DP |
| Publisher | Health Information Management Journal |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Health Information Management Journal |
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