Browsing by Author "Isabalija, Stephen Robert"

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    A Comparative Study of e-Medicine Uptake in Uganda, Nigeria and Ethiopia
    (Journal of Health Informatics in Developing Countries, 2017) Isabalija, Stephen Robert; Mayoka Kituyi, Geoffrey
    This study sought to examine the uptake of e-medicine in three Sub-Saharan Africa countries namely; Uganda, Ethiopia and Nigeria, with the aim of establishing the salient factors that influence sustainable e-medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa. A mixed research approach involving both qualitative and quantitative research methods was used. A sample of 416 Medical Officials, Information Technology staff, and Hospital Administrators was selected from all the three participating countries. Survey questionnaires and interviews guides were used to collect data. Data were sorted and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling in order to test research hypotheses and develop the model. Findings show that social environmental factors determine the level of influence of institutional and technological environments on sustainable e-medicine uptake in all the three countries. The findings also reveal that countries with knowledge management practices are more likely to produce sustainable e-medicine outcomes, thereby improving e-Medicine uptake. For successful uptake of e-Medicine in Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries, there is need to set up a networked e-Medicine sites across hospitals in different countries, generate local content, formulate national-level e-Medicine policies, train users, and encourage donor funding for e-Medicine projects.
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    A Framework for Sustainable Implementation of E-Medicine in Transitioning Countries
    (International journal of telemedicine and applications, 2013) Isabalija, Stephen Robert; Mbarika, Victor; Mayoka Kituyi, Geoffrey
    Organizations in developed countries such as theUnited States ofAmerica andCanada face difficulties and challenges in technology transfer from one organization to another; the complexity of problems easily compounds when such transfers are attempted from developed to developing countries due to differing socioeconomic and cultural environments. There is a gap in the formation of research and education programs to address technology transfer issues that go beyond just transferring the technologies to sustaining such transfers for longer periods. This study examined telemedicine transfer challenges in three Sub-Sahara African countries and developed a framework for sustainable implementation of e-medicine. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. The study findings indicate that e-medicine sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by institutional factors such as institutional environment and knowledge management practices; technical factors such as the technological environment and technology transfer project environment; social environmental factors such as social environment and donor involvement. These factors were used to model the proposed framework.
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    Towards A Framework for E-Medicine Knowledge Management in Uganda, Nigeria and Ethiopia
    (International Journal of Contemporary Applied Researches, 2018) Isabalija, Stephen Robert; Mayoka Kituyi, Geoffrey
    This study therefore was intended to fill-in the e-medicine knowledge management gap in Africa by developing a theoretical framework that would help in harnessing utilizing and preserving e-medicine using telemedicine platforms in Africa. This paper proposes a knowledge management framework to ensure Knowledge sharing and management which will go a long way in solving the problems of resource-poor settings in SSA. A qualitative research design was used, although some quantitative methods were used. Structural equation modeling was used to develop and test the new framework. Findings indicate that knowledge management practices strongly influenced the sustainable e-medicine outcomes in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Uganda. The study did not survey many of the actual users of e-medicine; we mainly worked with doctors, nurses IT specialists and administrators. This study correlates with Uwe (2002) about the “brain gain” hypothesis that seeks to reverse the conclusion of brain drain by many scholars and deduces that through a remigration of elites with good knowledge management practices, the human capital stock will increase and so does the potential growth of the developing countries. This study also reveals that the notion of information science researchers on e-medicine emphasis on ICT;s, this study recognizes that ICT is not sufficient to ensure improvement in the well-being of the underprivileged ,rather, application of ICT should be supplemented with appropriate social protection policies which would enable the poor to actually benefit from information/knowledge. knowledge management in the health sector remains a key factor in sustainability of e-medicine. The framework presented in this paper will provide a good guiding basis for managing e-medicine knowledge in developing countries.