Barriers to acceptance of personal digital assistants for HIV/AIDS data collection in Angola
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Barriers to acceptance of personal digital assistants for HIV/AIDS data collection in Angola
PURPOSE Handheld computers have potential to improve HIV/AIDS programs in healthcare settings in low-resource countries, by improving the speed and accuracy of collecting data. However, the acceptability of the technology (i.e., user attitude and reaction) is critical for its successful implementation. Acceptability is particularly critical for HIV/AIDS behavioral data, as it depends on respond...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Medical Informatics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1386-5056
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2011.04.004