Cross-Cultural Perspectives on eHealth Privacy in Africa
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Date
2018
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Thriving Communities
Abstract
The African continent is making considerable strides to
develop and implement technology-driven health innovations.
Policymakers are increasingly acknowledging the rising
concerns for online personal privacy and data protection as
advances in eHealth results in increased levels of data collection
and surveillance. In this paper, we propose a research agenda to
investigate the effect of cultural, constitutional, and societal
factors on privacy concerns and preferences among the
different African countries in the context of healthcare
technologies. In addition to helping us understand policy and
design implications for members of this region, this research will
broaden our understanding of cultural factors influencing
privacy worldwide.
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Keywords
Africa, Privacy, eHealth, Cross-cultural privacy
Citation
Namara, M., Wilkinson, D., Lowens, B. M., Knijnenburg, B. P., Orji, R., & Sekou, R. L. (2018, December). Cross-cultural perspectives on eHealth privacy in Africa. In Proceedings of the Second African Conference for Human Computer Interaction: Thriving Communities (pp. 1-11). https://doi.org/10.1145/3283458.3283472